Teaching spirituality to humanitarians
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21880547 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rahul M Jindal (0000-0002-8731-0671, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | e005858 |
| Publication date | 2021-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMJ Global Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2059-7908 • E-ISSN: 2059-7908 |
| Publisher | BMJ (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005858 |
| PMID | 34049864 |
| OpenAlex | W3164182352 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 19 |
box There is an increasing interest in humanitarian missions in medical institutions in high-income countries (HICs). It is now widely accepted that humanitarians should undertake a course on ethics and human rights before embarking, and debriefing after, humanitarian missions to low/middle-income countries (LMICs).1 2 However, the teaching of religion, spirituality and morality is generally not included in ethics courses. It is now recognised that religious and spiritual concerns are important for understanding health-related behaviours and sources of social support to patients, which makes it important for humanitarians to appreciate and understand these nuances in their work.3 Religious institutions and clergy, both in HICs and LMICs, often function as gatekeepers for individuals seeking healthcare, particularly mental health, among poor and disenfranchised populations.4 Religious practices and moral codes vary widely in different parts of the world which may affect both the humanitarian and recipient of global health. In addition to religious beliefs and moral codes, the younger generation of healthcare workers
Alternative medicine · Debriefing · Engineering ethics · Environmental ethics · Health care · Mental health · Morality · Political science · Psychiatry · Public relations · Sociology · Spirituality · Engineering · Global Health and Surgery · Law · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Religion, Society, and Development · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |