What is Spiritual about Being Ill?
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/hscc.v1i2.16Keywords:
Spirituality, illness, church, community, primary health careAbstract
An exploration of how spirituality in healthcare can be understood and effected within local community settings. How will churches and community groups relate to GP practices and offer resources? What language might facilitate this? How is the term spirituality changing our understanding of illness for the individual and for society? The metaphor of a bridge is suggested and related to both individuals who are ill, and community groups that might work in partnership with primary health care delivery.
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DOSSEY L. (2002) Healing beyond the Body – Medicine and the Infinite reach of the mind London: Time Warner Books UK
KING U. (1997) Christ in all Things London: SCM Press
KABAT-ZINN (1991) J Full Catastrophe Living: Using the wisdom of the Your body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness New York: Delta Trade Paperbacks
PUCHASKI C. et al. 2009 Improving the Quality of Spiritual Care as a Dimension of Palliative Care Journal of Palliative Medicine 12(10) 885-904
KING U. (1997) Christ in all Things London: SCM Press
KABAT-ZINN (1991) J Full Catastrophe Living: Using the wisdom of the Your body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness New York: Delta Trade Paperbacks
PUCHASKI C. et al. 2009 Improving the Quality of Spiritual Care as a Dimension of Palliative Care Journal of Palliative Medicine 12(10) 885-904
Published
2013-04-24
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How to Cite
Williams, J. (2013). What is Spiritual about Being Ill?. Health and Social Care Chaplaincy, 14(1), 16-20. https://doi.org/10.1558/hscc.v1i2.16
