Pastoral Care
"Pastoral Care" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Counseling or comfort given by ministers, priests, rabbis, etc., to those in need of help with emotional problems or stressful situations.
Descriptor ID |
D010327
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MeSH Number(s) |
F02.784.176.560 F02.880.410
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2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pastoral Care" by people in Profiles.
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Sheppe AH, Nicholson RF, Rasinski KA, Yoon JD, Curlin FA. Providing guidance to patients: physicians' views about the relative responsibilities of doctors and religious communities. South Med J. 2013 Jul; 106(7):399-406.
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Sulmasy DP. Distinguishing denial from authentic faith in miracles: a clinical-pastoral approach. South Med J. 2007 Dec; 100(12):1268-72.
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Sulmasy DP. Catholic health care: not dead yet. Natl Cathol Bioeth Q. 2001; 1(1):41-50.
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Ellis MR, Vinson DC, Ewigman B. Addressing spiritual concerns of patients: family physicians' attitudes and practices. J Fam Pract. 1999 Feb; 48(2):105-9.