Religion and Spirituality in the Primary Care Setting: Toward the 21st Century (original) (raw)

Biopsychosocial Approaches in Primary Care, 1997

Abstract

Religion and medicine have a common tradition of alleviating suffering, yet, throughout much of the twentieth century the religious /spiritual dimension of the person has rarely been addressed in the medical literature and more rarely incorporated in clinical training. Thus, an important therapeutic tool that can enhance the patient’s coping with illness and improve their well-being has not been part of the clinician’s medical treatment repertoire. Recently, there is a growing recognition that the biopsychosocial model of health could be expanded to include the spiritual dimension (1,2). The primary care setting is the logical locus for this expanded paradigm to sprout as we enter the twenty-first century.

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