Body and soul: clinicians and the spiritual needs of their patients

Patients who are facing illness and uncertainty often find themselves reflecting on the bigger questions in life, and the core beliefs or principles they live by.

These convictions, religious or otherwise, are integral to a patient's identity, and consequently to their most fundamental emotional and spiritual needs.

Perceptive clinicians have proved that, by recognising and working with their patients' spiritual requirements, they have been able to significantly improve their patients' experience in the medical setting.

In this book, these select clinicians reveal their medical perspective on the importance of bringing together the body and soul for effective healthcare.