Spiritual Care

Quest for a Peaceful Death

A cancer doctor studies the connection between spirituality and end-of-life care.

Discover

Psychologists Shouldn’t Ignore the Soul

Some patients want to discuss their problems not in psychological terms but in spiritual ones.

The Wall Street Journal

Focus on Spiritual Health Could Benefit Patients, Doctors

Evidence suggests that patients’ health and quality of life could benefit if their doctors gave more attention to spiritual health — and this could even help the doctors themselves, according to experts from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Harvard Gazette

Is There a Role for Spirituality in Health Care?

BQO’s M. Anthony Mills visited Christina Puchalski at the George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health (GWish).

Big Questions Online

Attending Church Is Good for Your Health. Now What?

Even as the studies pile up and the literature appears close to conclusive, many questions about the association between religious service attendance and health have yet to be answered.

Religion News Service

Why Doctors Should Start Taking Your Past Spiritual History

Sharing what meaning you take from illness can enhance your treatment and sense of well-being.

Nautilus

Connecting Body and Soul

A Harvard initiative studies how spirituality affects patients’ experience at the end of life.

Harvard Magazine