BookBeverley M. Clarke.
Summary: The first book to address issues of suffering as separate from pain that require psychologically and culturally sensitive interventions
Contents:
Suffering in medicine
Suffering is not pain
The power of religious and spiritual beliefs
Suffering and culture
Crises of suffering across the life span
The language of suffering
Medical-legal disclosure of suffering
Power differentials and suffering
How to assess suffering
Standards of care
Key components of suffering in chronic illness
The resolution of suffering
The roles of health care professionals
Habilitation and rehabilitation
The wounded spirit
Surviving and thriving.