Soul Matters: The Spiritual Dimension Within Healthcare
Mabel Aghadiuno
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Description for Soul Matters: The Spiritual Dimension Within Healthcare
Paperback. This book considers the meaning of holistic health care, and explores the spiritual dimension of health through the narratives of fictional and non-fictional patients. And discusses ways in which spiritual factors can be addressed and discussed within healthcare. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MX; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 438.
In recent years, many have come to believe that Western medicine has lost contact with 'holistic' conceptions of health as encompassing physical, emotional, intellectual, social and spiritual dimensions. 'Spiritual' may imply religious or faith-based values or experience, but also non-material factors such as an appreciation of natural beauty, art, music, moral values or beliefs from which a person draws meaning and a sense of transcendence. Equally, many people are unaware of a spiritual dimension to life and health until illness or trauma strikes. However, coming to terms with life events, deriving meaning from them and incorporating them into their ... Read more
In recent years, many have come to believe that Western medicine has lost contact with 'holistic' conceptions of health as encompassing physical, emotional, intellectual, social and spiritual dimensions. 'Spiritual' may imply religious or faith-based values or experience, but also non-material factors such as an appreciation of natural beauty, art, music, moral values or beliefs from which a person draws meaning and a sense of transcendence. Equally, many people are unaware of a spiritual dimension to life and health until illness or trauma strikes. However, coming to terms with life events, deriving meaning from them and incorporating them into their ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
CRC Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
438g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846191664
SKU
V9781846191664
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About Mabel Aghadiuno
General Practitioner, London, UK
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