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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779600803321

Titolo

Spirituality, health, and wholeness : an introductory guide for health care professionals / / Siroj Sorajjakool, Henry Lamberton, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Haworth Press, , 2004

ISBN

1-136-39839-2

0-203-04877-6

1-283-88901-3

1-136-39832-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (189 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LambertonHenry

SorajjakoolSiroj

Disciplina

201/.661

Soggetti

Medical care - Religious aspects

Spirituality

Spiritual care (Medical care)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Toward a theology of wholeness : a tentative model of whole person care / Richard Rice -- Mind, body, spirit : exploring the mind, body, and spirit connection through research on mirthful laughter / Lee S. Berk -- Spirituality and coping with trauma / Brenda Cole, Ethan Benore, Kenneth Pargament -- Faith, illness, and meaning / Siroj Sorajjakool, Bryn Seyle -- Spiritual care : basic principles / James Greek -- Spiritual care of the dying and bereaved / Carla Gober -- Health, wholeness, and diversity : intercultural engagement in health care / Johnny Ramirez-Johnson -- Working with difficult patients : spiritual care approaches / Leigh Aveling, Siroj Sorajjakool, Regnald Pulliam.

Sommario/riassunto

Learn to respond effectively and appropriately to spiritual needs in a health care setting  Spirituality, Health, and Wholeness: An Introductory Guide for Health Care Professionals explores the principles of spiritual care as applied to clinical practice. This book focuses specifically on the significance of spirituality in clinical settings with practical suggestions on how to apply these principles in the healing process. With chapters that begin with clear objectives and end with guided questions, this



valuable textbook provides a framework that will aid health care facilities in ad