Spirituality and Religion Within the Culture of Medicine : From Evidence to Practice

Spirituality and Religion Within the Culture of Medicine provides a comprehensive evaluation of the relationship between spirituality, religion, and medicine evaluating current empirical research and academic scholarship. In Part 1, the book examines the relationship of religion, spirituality, and the practice of medicine by assessing the strengths and weaknesses of the most recent empirical research of religion/spirituality within twelve distinct fields of medicine including pediatrics, psychiatry, internal medicine, surgery, palliative care, and medical ethics. Written by leading clinician researchers in their fields, contributors provide case examples and highlight best practices when engaging religion/spirituality within clinical practice. This is the first collection that assesses how the medical context interacts with patient spirituality recognizing crucial differences between contexts from obstetrics and family medicine, to nursing, to gerontology and the ICU. Recognizing the interdisciplinary aspects of spirituality, religion, and health, Part 2 of the book turns to academic scholarship outside the field of medicine to consider cultural dimensions that form clinical practice. Social-scientific, practical, and humanity fields include psychology, sociology, anthropology, law, history, philosophy, and theology. This is the first time in a single volume that readers can reflect on these multi-dimensional, complex issues with contributions from leading scholars. In Part III, the book concludes with a synthesis, identifying the best studies in the field of religion and health, ongoing weaknesses in research, and highlighting what can be confidently believed based on prior studies. The synthesis also considers relations between the empirical literature on religion and health and the theological and religious traditions, discussing places of convergence and tension, as well as remainingopen questions for further reflection and research. This book will provide trainees and clinicians with an introduction to the field of spirituality, religion, and medicine, and its multi-disciplinary approach will give researchers and scholars in the field a critical and up-to-date analysis. Contents Contributors 1. Introduction • Michael J. Balboni and John R. Peteet PART ONE: RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY, AND MEDICAL SUBSPECIALITIES 2. Religion and Spirituality in OBGYN • Rachel Peragallo and John Thorp 3. Religion and Spirituality in Pediatrics • Sarah Jean Barton, Lucy Selman, Gary Maslow, and Raymond Barfield 4. Religion and Spirituality in Family Medicine • Timothy P. Daaleman 5. Religion and Spirituality in Psychiatry • Dan G. Blazer 6. Religion and Spirituality in Internal Medicine • Lydia S. Dugdale and Daniel P. Sulmasy 7. Religion and Spirituality in Surgery • John Tarpley and Margaret Tarpley 8. Religion and Spirituality in Gerontology • Harold G. Koenig 9. Religion and Spirituality in Oncology • Alan B. Astrow 10. Religion and Spirituality in Palliative Medicine • Tracy A. Balboni and Michael J. Balboni 11. Religion and Spirituality in the Intensive Care Unit • Alexandra Cist and Philip Choi 12. Religion and Spirituality in Medical Ethics • Farr A. Curlin 13. Religion and Spirituality in Medical Education • Marta Herschkopf, Najmeh Jafari, and Christina Puchalski 14. Religion and Spirituality in Nursing • John Swinton and Lynne Vanderpot PART TWO: SCHOLARLY DISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES 15. Medicine, Spirituality, Religion, and Psychology • Kelly M. Trevino and Kenneth I. Pargament 16. Spirituality, Resistance, and Modern Medicine: A Sociological Perspective • Jonathan B. Imber 17. Anthropologies of Medicine, Religion, and Spirituality and Their Application to Clinical Practice • Linda L. Barnes and Lance D. Laird 18. Law, Religion, and the Physician-Patient Relationship • O. Carter Snead and Michael P. Moreland 19. Medicine and Spirituality: A Historical Perspective • Gary B. Ferngren 20. Philosophical Perspectives on Medicine and Religion • James A. Marcum 21. Medicine, Religion, and Spirituality in Theological Context • Brett McCarty and Warren Kinghorn PART THREE: SYNTHESIS AND INTEGRATION 22. Religion and Health: A Synthesis • Tyler J. VanderWeele Index [this] Multi-disciplinary Approach Provides A Comprehensive Evaluation Of The Relationship Between Spirituality, Religion, And Medicine -- Provided By The Publisher. Religion And Spirituality In Obgyn / Rachel Peragallo And John Thorp -- Religion And Spirituality In Pediatrics / Ray Barfield And Sarah Barton -- Religion And Spirituality In Family Medicine / Timothy P. Daaleman -- Religion And Spirituality In Psychiatry / Dan G. Blazer -- Religion And Spirituality In Internal Medicine / Lydia S. Dugdale And Daniel P. Sulmasy -- Religion And Spirituality In Surgery / John Tarpley And Margaret Tarpley -- Religion And Spirituality In Gerontology / Harold G. Koenig -- Religion And Spirituality In Oncology / Alan Astrow -- Religion And Spirituality In Palliative Medicine / Tracy Balboni And Michael Balboni -- Religion And Spirituality In The Intensive Care Unit / Alex Cist And Philip Choi -- Religion And Spirituality In Medical Ethics / Farr A. Curlin -- Religion And Spirituality In Medical Education / Marta Herschkopf And Christina Puchalski -- Religion And Spirituality In Nursing / John Swinton And Lynn Vanderpot -- Medicine, Spirituality, Religion And Psychology / Kelly Trevino And Kenneth Pargament -- Spirituality, Resistance, And Modern Medicine : A Sociological Perspective / Jonathan Imber -- Anthropologies Of Medicine, Religion, And Spirituality And Their Application To Clinical Practice / Lance D. Laird And L. Linda Barnes -- Law, Religion, And The Physician-patient Relationship / Michael P, Moreland And O. Carter Snead -- Medicine And Spirituality : A Historical Perspective / Gary B. Ferngren -- Philosophical Perspectives On Medicine And Religion / James A. Marcum -- Medicine, Religion And Spirituality In Theological Context / Brett Mccarty And Warren Kinghorn -- Religion And Health : A Synthesis / Tyler Vanderweele. Edited By Michael J. Balboni, John R. Peteet. Includes Bibliographical References.