Considers the meaning of holistic healthcare, and explores the spiritual dimension of health through the narratives of fictional and non-fictional patients. Discusses how to discern when a patient's distress has a spiritual dimension, the implications of this for health professionals, and ways in which spiritual factors can be addressed and discussed within healthcare.
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ISBN:9781846191664 (pbk.)
Physical Description:print xviii, 174 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Publisher:Oxford : Radcliffe Publishing, 2010.
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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Holistic view of health and illness -- Are we spirtual? -- Neglected dimension of health -- patient narratives -- Spiritual distress -- Becoming better acquainted.
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