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Phenotypic Dimensions of Spirituality: Implications for Mental Health in China, India, and the United States

December 5, 2017 Uncategorized

While the field of empirical study on religion and spirituality in relation to mental health has rapidly expanded over the past decade, little is known about underlying dimensions of spirituality [...]
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Practical matters and ultimate concerns, ‘doing,’ and ‘being’: a diary study of the chaplain’s role in the care of the seriously ill in an urban acute care hospital

October 17, 2017 Professionalization, Uncategorized

Systematic observational studies of the chaplain’s role and function in the secular health-care setting are few. With an episode-based diary recorded on handheld digital tablets, palliative [...]
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Validation of the Spiritual Distress Assessment Tool in older hospitalized patients

October 13, 2017 gerontology, Uncategorized

BACKGROUND: The Spiritual Distress Assessment Tool (SDAT) is a 5-item instrument developed to assess unmet spiritual needs in hospitalized elderly patients and to determine the presence [...]
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Kathryn Lyndes, PhD, MDiv, MSW

May 2, 2017 Uncategorized

Kathy comes to the Transforming Chaplaincy project with experience as an administrator, educator, and researcher. Her social work experiences in the fields of juvenile justice and domestic [...]
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