A Time for Listening and Caring

Part I-Spirituality: Beliefs, Ethics, Presence and Relationship 1: Christina M. Puchalski, MD, OCDS: The Role of Spirituality in the Care of Seriously-Ill, Chronically-Ill and Dying Patients 2: Laurence J. O'Connell, PhD, STD: Spirituality in Palliative Care: An Ethical Imperative 3: Christina M. Puchalski, MD, OCDS: Spiritual Care: Compassion and Service to Others 4: Christina M. Puchalski, MD, OCDS: Spiritual Stages of Dying 5: Patricia Fosarelli, MD, DMin: The Spiritual Issues Faced by Children and Adolescents at the End of Life 6: Daniel P. Sulmasy, OFM, MD, PhD: The Healthcare Professional as Person: The Spirituality of Providing Care at the End of Life 7: The Reverend Stephen Mann, MDiv, BCC: On Sacred Ground-The Role of Chaplains in the Care of the Dying: A Partnership between the Religious Community and the Healthcare Community Part II-Theological and Religious Perspectives 8: Lobsang Rapgay, PhD: A Buddhist Approach to End-of-Life Care 9: Mary Lou O'Gorman, MDiv: Spirituality in End-of-Life Care from a Catholic Perspective: Reflections of a Hospital Chaplain 10: The Reverend Natalia Vonnegut Beck: Building Bridges: The Protestant Perspective 11: Uma Mysorekar, MD: Spirituality in Palliative Care-A Hindu Perspective 12: Imam Yusuf Hasan, BCC and Yusef Salaam: Faith and Islamic Issues at the End of Life 13: David J. Zucker, PhD, BCC and Bonita E. Taylor, MA, BCC: Spirituality, Suffering and Prayerful Presence with Jewish Tradition 14: Robert Chi-Noodin Palmer, MD and Marianne Leslie Palmer, MA: Ojibwe Beliefs and Rituals in End-of-Life Care Part III-Application and Tools 15: Christina M. Puchalski, MD, OCDS: Spiritual Care: Practical Tools 16: John D. Engel, PhD, Lura Pethtel, MEd, & Joseph Zarconi, MD: Caring for Patients at the End of Life: Honoring the Patient's Story 17: Christopher Gibson, PhD, Alexis Tomarken, MSW, & William Breitbart, MD: Meaning-Centered Group Psychotherapy for Cancer Patients 18: Janet Lynn Roseman, PhD: Reflections on Dance and Music Therapy in Palliative Care 19: BetheAnne Deluca-Verley, MD: "Walking Dreams"-The Arts: A Nondenominational Tool for Reconnecting Spirituality & Medicine 20: Michael Stillwater-Korns & Gary Malkin: The Role of Music at the End of Life 21: Paul Tschudi, MA, LCP: Grief: A Wall or a Door Part IV-Patient Stories and Reflection 22: Cornelius Bennhold, PhD: Transformation and Redemption through the Dark Night of the Soul 23: Rhonda Oziel and Dennis Oziel: Rhonda-Patient as Teacher 24: Christina M. Puchalski, MD, OCDS: Hope for the Future Appendix A ResourcesNina A. Fry: Appendix B Religious and Spiritual Beliefs and Practices Chart Appendix C Authors' Biographies Appendix D Protestant Advance Directives Appendix E Catholic Advance Directives Appendix F Jewish Advance Directives Appendix G Muslim Advance Directives