holistic medicine
Holistic or 'whole person' medicine takes account of the physical, mental, social and spiritual factors when treating a patient. What place should it have?
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Spirituality and health (nucleus - winter 2011)
Bernard Palmer reminds us that everyone has spiritual needs. What a tragedy it is that there are a few influential people in our society who see medicine only in terms of biochemistry, anatomy and physiology. The following is an extract from Alister McGrath's excellent book on the history of...
hard questions about health and healing (nucleus - summer 2011)
- Hard Questions About Healthand Healing – Andrew Fergusson - CMF 2005 RRP £8.00 (but £4 on 12-12 scheme!) The book begins by looking at the foundations of what we believe as Christians, as a basis to approach the issues of health and healing. It discusses the need for a balance between the...
The vulnerable: their quality of care (triple helix - winter 2010)
key points - Care for the vulnerable dominates medicine, both clinically and ethically, and Jesus endorsed Old Testament obligations. In contemporary Britain, vulnerability extends beyond poverty and it is a lack of strong relationships with reliable people which makes many especially vulnerable,...
best left to pastors and chaplains? (nucleus - summer 2010)
Emma Ditchfield considers an ongoing controversy over spiritual care. - We are taught as medical students to be holistic in our management approach, considering a patient's physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs. However, step into the hectic buzz of a ward... bleeps, patient alarms, drips...
Health for Life - the pathway to biblical health and wholeness (triple helix - winter 2009)
- Liam Chapman Trafford Publishing 2008 - £8.99 - Pb 181pp - ISBN 978 1 42517 627 3 - - As both medical doctor and Christian minister, Dr Chapman is well placed to bring an integrated, whole person perspective to this book on biblical health. It is divided into four sections: biblical health,...
Integrating Spirituality in Health and Social Care - Perspectives and Practical Approaches (Book Review) (triple helix - spring/summer 2007)
Integrating Spirituality in Health and Social Care - Perspectives and Practical Approaches - Peter Speck and Wendy Greenstreet (ed) - Radcliffe Publishing 2006 - £21.95 Pb 177pp - ISBN 1 85775 6460 - This book, comprising four sections, gives an excellent overview of what is understood by...
Breaking Point (triple helix - spring/summer 2007)
Trevor Stammers talks about coming to a complete stop - Emotional breakdown never arises out of the blue. There is always a background to it and usually there are warning signs that, if heeded, might prevent a precipitous grind to a halt. Personality Traits - - 'I really can't let them down!' -...
Handbook of Religion and Health (Book Review) (triple helix - autumn 2004)
Handbook of Religion and Health - Koenig, McCullough and Larson - Oxford University Press 2001 - £52.50 Hb 700pp ISBN 0195118669 - Is religious belief bad for your health? Many Triple Helix readers may be interested in the answer to this question, and happily it is a question that can be answered...
Building a Spiritual Team (triple helix - autumn 2004)
Michael Harper offers practical advice to doctors who know their limits. - It would be so much easier to care for our patients if we were omnipotent. Omnipresence would be useful too! We are all too constrained by the limitations of our giftedness and time. Most of us are too busy. We face...
Herbs in Medicine (triple helix - autumn 2004)
Herbal medicines contain substances of plant origin and in general are available as over-thecounter products, not subject to close regulation. Whilst many valuable drugs have been identified, purified, evaluated for risk/benefit and eventually synthesised from plants, the effectiveness of most...