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Physicians and Patients' Spirituality Primary Author: Christina M. Puchalski, GWish: The George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health This series of three op-ed articles was published in Virtual Mentor, the American Medical Association's online ethics journal. In this issue "three authors explore a range of perspectives on the question of whether physicians should engage patients on the topic of spirituality." This includes: - Ethical Concerns and Boundaries in Spirituality and Health by Christina M. Puchalski - The Perennial Collaboration of Medicine and Religion by Stephen G. Post - Why Patients' Religion Is Not Their Doctor's Business by Richard P. Sloan Date Last Modified 10/01/2009 Article

Recognizing the Mind/Body/Spirit Connection in Medical Care Primary Author: Samuel E. Karff, John P. McGovern Center for Health, Humanities and the Human Spirit This article is from the October 2009 issue of Virtual Mentor, the American Medical Association's online ethics journal. It emphasizes that "physicians should recognize the mind/body/spirit connection and its function in patients' well-being, whether or not they share in their patients belief systems". Date Last Modified 10/01/2009 Article

Spirituality and Autonomic Cardiac Control Primary Author: Gary G. Berntson, Ohio State University This article from the Annals of Behavioral Medicine (volume 35, issue 2) describes a study in middle-aged and older adults that looked at the relationship between spirituality and patterns of cardiac autonomic control in 229 participants. The authors found that "spirituality is associated with an increase in overall cardiac regulatory capacity." Date Last Modified 04/01/2008 Article

Spirituality, Social Support, and Survival in Hemodialysis Patients Primary Author: Paul L. Kimmel, George Washington University Medical Center This article from the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN) (volume 3, issue 6) describes a study about the relationship among spirituality, social support, and survival in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The study involved 66 patients who had ESRD and were treated with hemodialysis and found that "the effects of spirituality may be mediated by social support." Date Last Modified 07/23/2008 Article

Religion and Health: Collaboration Among Healthcare Disciplines Can Shape Future Understanding of how persons cope through religion Primary Author: Harold G. Koenig, Duke University Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health This article from the Fall 2008 issue of Healing Spirit stresses the importance of healthcare and pastoral care professionals working together. The authors consider education, collaboration, and leadership vital to this. Date Last Modified 09/01/2008 Article