ArticleThe Journal of medical humanities2018
Spiritual Themes and Challenges in Global Health.
Article in The Journal of medical humanities, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- The Evolving Landscape of Global Surgery: A Qualitative Study of North American Surgeons' Perspectives on Faith-Based and Academic Initiatives.Journal of religion and health · 2022Article
- Compassionate Leadership: Essential for the Future of Tropical Medicine and Global Health.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2021Article
- Teaching spirituality to humanitarians.BMJ global health · 2021Article
- Global health is political; can it also be compassionate?Journal of global health · 2019Review
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Abstract
Although the importance of spirituality is increasingly recognized in clinical medicine, spirituality is rarely mentioned in the practice, literature, or training programs of global health. To understand the role of spirituality in global health practice and identify factors that influence and limit its expression, I initiated conversations and informal interviews with more than 300 global health leaders, students, and practitioners during 2010-2014. Four spiritual themes or challenges emerged: compassion at a distance; dichotomous thinking; conspiracy of silence; and compulsion to save the world. Practitioners expressed strong interest in bringing spirituality more fully into global health discourse, which could help the field realize its potential.
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