CANCER PAIN AND THE IMPORTANCE OF FAITH IN ADDRESSING SUFFERING BEYOND THE PHYSICAL
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https://doi.org/10.1558/hscc.v11i1.17Keywords:
Total pain, spirituality, multidisciplinary working, spiritual careAbstract
Inadequate response to analgesia in a patient with severe physical pain due to advanced cancer prompted exploration of psychological and spiritual contributory factors. Robust discussion with the palliative care consultant, psychiatric nurse, and chaplain resulted in psychological and spiritual wholeness and peace, and improved pain control for the remainder of her life
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SUGDEN C. 2001 Total pain: a multidisciplinary approach Scottish Journal of Healthcare Chaplaincy 4(2):2-7
YALOM I.D. 2005 The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy (Fifth edition) Basic Books, New York p4
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2013-04-06
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Hutchison, S., Macritchie, I., & Veitch, T. (2013). CANCER PAIN AND THE IMPORTANCE OF FAITH IN ADDRESSING SUFFERING BEYOND THE PHYSICAL. Health and Social Care Chaplaincy, 11(1), 17-20. https://doi.org/10.1558/hscc.v11i1.17
