Whole-Person Care Research: A Team Approach

Health care for the whole person.

Chaplains' Skills Support Whole-Person Care.

As medical practice slowly becomes more receptive to treating the mind and spirit along with the body, the team model of palliative care is rippling into other disciplines. Qualified chaplains and receptive physicians already are taking the “whole person” approach, and greater acceptance may lead to happier patients. Awareness in the United States is growing that spiritual care is an essential ...

Integrative oncology for the whole person: a multidimensional approach to cancer care.

Today, more than ever before, millions of people are seeking an approach to medicine and health care that is more comprehensive, more holistic and integrative, and more compassionate and sensitive to their needs as a whole person. This is particularly true for those dealing with cancer. Changing patient demographics, heightened consumer demand for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) pr...

The first international congress on whole person care--a report.

This report on the First International Congress on Whole Person Care, sponsored by McGill University, is based on the experiences of two attending authors who developed a poster of Integral Theory that emphasized the importance of taking multiple perspectives in all areas of human inquiry to allow a "big picture" perspective on medicine. Interiors (thoughts, intentions, will) of both physician ...

Using a Whole Person Approach to Support People With Cancer

Introduction Improved models of care are needed to meet all the support needs of people with cancer, which encompass psychological, emotional, physical, spiritual, sexual, occupational, social and existential needs. The aim of this article is to (a) evaluate short- and long-term impacts of using a whole person approach to support people with cancer on the Living Well with the Impact of Cancer C...