The Clergy as Advocates for the Severely Demented

The author sets forth the argument that pastoral caregivers ought to consider expanding their traditional role of ministering to dementia patients by pressing the issue of whether appropriate medication might significantly lessen the suffering of these persons. After discussing and documenting the c...

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1. VerfasserIn: Lapsley, James N. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Sage Publishing 2002
In: Journal of pastoral care & counseling
Jahr: 2002, Band: 56, Heft: 4, Seiten: 317-325
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Zusammenfassung:The author sets forth the argument that pastoral caregivers ought to consider expanding their traditional role of ministering to dementia patients by pressing the issue of whether appropriate medication might significantly lessen the suffering of these persons. After discussing and documenting the current understanding regarding the nature of pain, the author outlines several advocacy, ethical, and procedural issues that could be included in providing pastoral care to this population, at the same time not minimizing more traditional faith-based activities.
ISSN:2167-776X
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of pastoral care & counseling
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/154230500205600402