TY - JOUR T1 - Addressing Spiritual Concerns in Family Medicine: A Team Approach JF - The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice JO - J Am Board Fam Med SP - 201 LP - 206 DO - 10.3122/jabfm.17.3.201 VL - 17 IS - 3 AU - Howard Brody AU - Jeffrey L. Cardinal AU - John P. Foglio Y1 - 2004/05/01 UR - http://www.jabfm.org/content/17/3/201.abstract N2 - Spiritual conflicts and concerns often accompany serious illness, but many family physicians are slow to recognize these concerns or unsure how to address them. The case of a patient with spinal cord injury and who later developed an astrocytoma is used to illustrate a team approach that involved a family physician, a spiritual counselor, and a psychologist. Narrative writing exercises in which the patient was encouraged to tell his own story also played a role in treatment. The case report includes the patient’s own description of his experience with spirituality and spiritual counseling, as well as the perspectives of the spiritual counselor. ER -