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Pain and Suffering as Viewed by the Hindu Religion

Primary Author: Sarah M. Whitman, Drexel University College of Medicine

Article from The Journal of Pain (Vol 8, No 8).

Abstract: Religion and spiritual practices are among the resources used by patients to cope with chronic pain. The major concepts of Hinduism that are related to pain and suffering are presented. Ways that Hindu traditions deal with pain and suffering are reviewed, including the concept of acceptance, which has been studied in the pain medicine literature. By becoming more familiar with Hindu views of pain and suffering, pain medicine practitioners can offer potentially helpful concepts to all patients and support Hindus spirituality as it relates to pain and suffering.

Perspective: Religion or spirituality is often important to patients. This article will inform the pain medicine practitioner how pain and suffering are viewed in Hinduism, the third largest religion in the world. It is hoped that these concepts will prove helpful when treating not only followers of Hinduism but all patients.

Date Last Modified 08/08/2007 Article

Addressing Patients Spirituality in Medical Treatment

Primary Author: Marc Galanter, NYU School of Medicine

Article published in Primary Psychiatry [2008;15(9):82-90].

Topics covered include:

- spiritual assessment
- the roles of chaplains and nurses
- incorporating spirituality in psychosocial treatment
- models for intervention
- HIV/AIDS
- spiritually-oriented support groups

Date Last Modified 09/01/2008 Article

Ethical boundaries of spiritual care

Primary Author: Gerald R. Winslow, Loma Linda University

This article from the Medical Journal of Australia [186 (10 Suppl): S63-S66] offers 5 ethical guidelines to respect patients preferences and preserve health care professionals' integrity.

Date Last Modified 03/22/2007 Article

Spirituality and Addiction

Primary Author: William R. Miller, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

Article from the Southern Medical Journal (Volume 100, Number 4) discussing the relationship between spirituality and addiction. The authors conclude that more research is needed on this topic.

Date Last Modified 04/01/2007 Article

Spirituality in the Nursing Home

Primary Author: Martha Henderson, University of North Carolina

Brief article from the Southern Medical Journal (Volume 99, Number 10) discussing ways in which spirituality can be part of medical care in nursing homes.

Date Last Modified 10/01/2006 Article