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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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Sage Publishing
2002
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Journal of pastoral care & counseling
Año: 2002, Volumen: 56, Número: 4, Páginas: 317-325 |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | No electrónico
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| Sumario: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 2167-776X |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Journal of pastoral care & counseling
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/154230500205600402 |