When people think about their health, they probably think about whether they’ve been getting enough exercise, what their diet looks like, or whether they remembered to take their medications.

In addition to helping control symptoms, CAM may also address the emotional, spiritual, and mental needs of patients, allowing them to cope better with their diagnosis. This may ultimately lead to an ...

The well-being of patients, especially palliative care patients, is determined not only by medical and scientific parameters but also by how well doctors and nurses address patients' spiritual needs.

Hancock Health chaplains Russ Jarvis and Laura Baker attended a recent hospital board meeting to share news of a recent award the hospital’s chaplaincy program received — the Excellence in Spiritual ...

INDIANAPOLIS – Family members of intensive care unit (ICU) patients often experience psychological and spiritual distress as they deal with serious illness and potential death. A new paper authored by ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The patient — a man in his mid-60s with advanced cancer — had been in severe pain despite being on a high dose ...

"We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience." —French philosopher, priest, and paleontologist, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Spiritual Care ...

Extent of desired disclosure of cancer bad news by patients, their relatives and the public. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2015 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not include a full ...

Tay Herbaugh has rocks in their pockets. In one, a smooth green opal (to help feel emotions but not be ruled by them). In the other, merlinite (for spiritual awareness). At home, there's a green ...

There are many reasons to suggest that human rights have a spiritual flavor. Grounded in the understanding that individuals and communities have spiritual interests, the idea of human rights has been ...

Merchant marines are still struggling, body and soul, after COVID-19 and supply chain disruptions. Gary Roosma can attest to the challenges of organizing a worship service onboard a cargo ship. It’s a ...