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Relevant References
American Association of Medical Colleges. Learning objectives for medical student education: guidelines for medical schools (MSOP). Washington (DC): American Association of Medical Colleges; 1998.
Association of American Medical Colleges. Report III -- Contemporary issues in medicine: communication in medicine, Medical School Objectives Project October 1999 (MSOP III). Washington (DC): Association of American Medical Colleges; 1999. pg. 25.
Astrow, A.B, Puchalski, C.M, and Sulmasy, D.P., "Religion, Spirituality, and Health Care: Social, Ethical, and Practical Considerations." Am J Med 2001 Mar;110(4):283-7.
Cohen, Kenneth L. in Lynn, J. and Harrold, J. (eds.) Handbook for mortals. Oxford University Press, 1999, pg. 31.
Ehman JW, Ott BB, Short TH, et al. Do patients want physicians to inquire about their spiritual or religious beliefs if they become gravely ill? Arch Intern Med 1999;159:1803-6.
Frankl, V. Man's search for meaning. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1984.
The George H. Gallup International Institute. Spiritual beliefs and the dying process: a report on a national survey. Conducted for the Nathan Cummings Foundation and the Fetzer Institute, 1997. Available at http://www.ncf.org/reports/rpt_fetzer_contents.html.
Institute of Medicine, Approaching death: improving care at the end of life, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 1997.
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), Implementation section of the 1996 standards for hospitals by JCAHO, Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, 1996.
Lo, B., Ruston, D., Kates, L.W., Arnold, R., Faber-Langendoen, K., Puchalski, C.M., et. al., "Discussing Religious and Spiritual Issues at the End of Life: A Practical Guide for Physicians," Submitted to JAMA, April, 2001.
Lo, B, Quill, T, and Tulsky, J, Discussing palliative care with patients. ACP-ASIM End-of-Life Care Consensus Panel, Annals of Internal Medicine 1999; 130: 744-9. See also: Karlawish, J, Quill, T, Meier, D, A consensus-based approach to providing palliative care to patients who lack decision-making capacity. ACP-ASIM End-of-Life Care Consensus Panel, Annals of Internal Medicine 1999; 130: 835-40.
Muller, W. Touching the Divine: Teachings, Meditations and Contemplations to Awaken Your True Nature. Audiocassettes published by Sounds True, December 1994.
Post, S.G., Puchalski, C.M. and Larson, D.B., "Physicians and Patient Spirituality: Professional Boundaries, Competency, and Ethics," Annals of Internal Medicine, 2000;132(7): 578-583.
Puchalski, C.M., Spirituality and health: the art of compassionate medicine, Hospital Physician, March, 2001 pp. 30-36.
Puchalski C.M., Touching the spirit: the essence of healing. Spiritual life. Fall, 1999 Vol. 45(3): 154-9.
Puchalski, C.M., Romer, A.L. Taking a spiritual history allows clinicians to understand patients more fully, Journal of Palliative Medicine 2000; 3(1):129-137. See also: Puchalski, C.M. Spiritual assessment tool, Journal of Palliative Medicine 2000; 3(1):131.
Puchalski, C.M., Spirituality and health: the art of compassionate medicine, Hospital Physician, March, 2001 pp. 30-36.
Puchalski, C.M. and Larson, D.B. Developing curricula in spirituality and medicine, Academic Medicine 1998;73(9): 970.
Roberts, J.A., et. al. Factors influencing views of patients with gynecologic cancer about end-of-life decisions. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1997 Jan; 176(1):166-72.
Yankelovich Partners, Inc., for TIME/CNN, 12-13, June 1996.
Yates, J.W., Chalmer B.J., St. James P., et. al. Religion in patients with advanced cancer. Med Ped Onc 1981; 9:121-8.
