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The 3 H and BMSEST Models for Spirituality in Multicultural Whole-Person Medicine Primary Author: Gowri Anandarajah, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University This article from the Annals of Family Medicine (volume 6, issue 5) describes the 3 H (head, heart, hands) and the BMSEST models (body, mind, spirit, environment, social, transcendent) for looking at spirituality in medicine as a part of whole-person care. Date Last Modified 09/01/2008 Article

An Analysis of the Field of Spirituality, Religion and Health (S/RH) Primary Author: David J. Hufford, Penn State College of Medicine In-depth review from 2005 discussing the field of research into spirituality, health, and religion. This analysis was commissioned by the Metanexus Institute. Date Last Modified 06/05/2005 Report/Document/Book chapter

Body/Mind/Spirit: Toward a Biopsychosocial-spiritual Model of Health Primary Author: National Center for Cultural Competence Website exploring the Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Model of health. Includes the following: - Definitions of spirituality, religion, health, sickness, and illness - Discussion of Spirituality, Religion and Healing - The Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Model - Spirituality of Children - Spiritual Pain and Distress - Assessment of Spirituality and Religion - Professional Training and Development Date Last Modified Website, Tutorial

Chapter 3: Spirituality in the Care of the Aging and Dying Primary Author: Christina M. Puchalski, GWish: The George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health This chapter from the book "Pain Management at the End of Life" is available for download as a pdf from the Hospice Foundation of American for $2.50. In it Dr. Puchalski differentiates physical pain from spiritual suffering and discusses how the two oftentimes combine at the end of life. Date Last Modified 12/31/2006 Report/Document/Book chapter

Conceptualising spirituality for medical research and health service provision Primary Author: Michael B. King, University College London Medical School This is a review article from BMC Health Services Research. Below is the abstract: The need to take account of spirituality in research and health services provision is assuming ever greater importance. However the field has long been hampered by a lack of conceptual clarity about the nature of spirituality itself. We do not agree with the sceptical claim that it is impossible to conceptualise spirituality within a scientific paradigm. Our aims are to: 1) provide a brief overview of critical thinking that might form the basis for a useful definition of spirituality for research and clinical work 2) demystify the language of spirituality for clinical practice and research. Date Last Modified 07/13/2009 Article