A Religious Patient and Her Sleep Problems: Reflections on an Experience in which Sleeping Pills were not Prescribed

The spirituality, cultural beliefs and religion of any patient are likely to have an impact on his/her health, and well-being. Health professionals, mainly young physicians and medical students, often fail to consider this type of background when taking care of their patients. This experience is a r...

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Main Author:	Thiago Henrique Roza
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	International Journal of Medical Students 2017-04-01
Series:	International Journal of Medical Students
Subjects:	spirituality mental health beliefs
Online Access:	http://ijms.info/IJMS/article/view/174

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spelling	doaj-bfe4daa28d8041acb7e439ca6f61f3932020-11-25T03:15:12ZengInternational Journal of Medical StudentsInternational Journal of Medical Students2076-63272017-04-0151575810.5195/ijms.2017.174174A Religious Patient and Her Sleep Problems: Reflections on an Experience in which Sleeping Pills were not PrescribedThiago Henrique Roza0Federal University of Paraná, CuritibaThe spirituality, cultural beliefs and religion of any patient are likely to have an impact on his/her health, and well-being. Health professionals, mainly young physicians and medical students, often fail to consider this type of background when taking care of their patients. This experience is a report of an interesting encounter, in the field of mental health, in which the spiritual beliefs and socioeconomic needs of a patient were considered during her treatment. Consequently, sleeping pills were not prescribed in her case.http://ijms.info/IJMS/article/view/174spiritualitymental healthbeliefs
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title	A Religious Patient and Her Sleep Problems: Reflections on an Experience in which Sleeping Pills were not Prescribed
title_short	A Religious Patient and Her Sleep Problems: Reflections on an Experience in which Sleeping Pills were not Prescribed
title_full	A Religious Patient and Her Sleep Problems: Reflections on an Experience in which Sleeping Pills were not Prescribed
title_fullStr	A Religious Patient and Her Sleep Problems: Reflections on an Experience in which Sleeping Pills were not Prescribed
title_full_unstemmed	A Religious Patient and Her Sleep Problems: Reflections on an Experience in which Sleeping Pills were not Prescribed
title_sort	religious patient and her sleep problems: reflections on an experience in which sleeping pills were not prescribed
publisher	International Journal of Medical Students
series	International Journal of Medical Students
issn	2076-6327
publishDate	2017-04-01
description	The spirituality, cultural beliefs and religion of any patient are likely to have an impact on his/her health, and well-being. Health professionals, mainly young physicians and medical students, often fail to consider this type of background when taking care of their patients. This experience is a report of an interesting encounter, in the field of mental health, in which the spiritual beliefs and socioeconomic needs of a patient were considered during her treatment. Consequently, sleeping pills were not prescribed in her case.
topic	spirituality mental health beliefs
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A Religious Patient and Her Sleep Problems: Reflections on an Experience in which Sleeping Pills were not Prescribed

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