Spirituality and general practice
Authors:
K. Nešpor 1,2; L. Csémy 3,4
Authors‘ workplace:
Psychiatrická léčebna Bohnice
Ředitel: MUDr. Ivan David, CSc.
1; IPVZ Praha
Ředitel: MUDr. Antonín Malina, Ph. D., MBA
2; Psychiatrické centrum Praha
Přednosta: prof. MUDr. Cyril Höschl, DrSc., FRCPsych.
3; Státní zdravotní ústav
Ředitel: MUDr. Jaroslav Volf, Ph. D.
4
Published in:
Prakt. Lék. 2006; 86(8): 465-467
Category:
Biopsychosocial relations
Overview
Spirituality is a broader term that religiosity and it influences health in a positive way. It is associated with lower mortality and suicidality, lower binge drinking and lower prevalence of daily smoking. This applies also to Czech population (17,6 % of daily smokers in believers and 28,6 % in nonbelievers). Health workers should pay appropriate attention to spiritual needs of their patients and include this dimension in their practice. Some concrete recommendations are mentioned. Certain approaches used in medicine, such as psychotherapy, relaxation and meditation techniques, yoga or meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous, are close to spirituality. Spirituality also alleviates professional stress in medical profession.
Key Words:
spirituality, addictive diseases, treatment
Labels
General practitioner for children and adolescents General practitioner for adultsArticle was published in
General Practitioner
2006 Issue 8
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