
Vol. 29, No. 5
September/October 2019
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Coping With Pain: Physical, emotional, spiritual
Giving meaning to suffering helps create healing – by David Lichter, Executive Director
Spiritual inputs from brain can modify physical pain – by Kiran Tamirisa
Spiritual care can make a difference for patients in chronic pain – by Anne Millington
When pain can’t be fixed, presence remains – by Kathy Ponce
Emotional pain may spill over into body or spirit – by Nicholas Perkins
When does pain serve a useful function? – by John Stangle
Listening to residents’ concerns helps alleviate spiritual pain – by Michele A. Boccia
Chaplains can ease patients’ fears of opioid addiction – by Linda Dickey
Art and nature can help patients manage their pain – by Susan De Longis
Listening compassionately to the pain and suffering of elders – by Sr. M. Peter Lillian di Maria
Chaplains can advocate for proper pain management – by Kathleen Kaskel and Patricia Moyle Wright
A spiritual intervention for pain palliation – by Rabbi Melech Lensky
Book Review: Forgiveness Makes You Free – by John Gillman