RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
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
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 201
OP 206
DO 10.3122/jabfm.17.3.201
VO 17
IS 3
A1 Brody, Howard
A1 Cardinal, Jeffrey L.
A1 Foglio, John P.
YR 2004
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/17/3/201.abstract
AB 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.