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The psychologist and the patients' s spirituality in the hospital

This paper describes the elements of Spirituality's conception, which integrates the techniques of Mental Relaxation and Mental Images. This method is intended to promote Quality of Life in the Death Symbolic Pain, what is represented by the Psychic Pain and Spiritual Pain, in the care of terminal patients. The elements of Spirituality' s conception are based in psychiatric research on the report of patients that experienced a Near Death Experience and come back to the normal life.

death symbolic pain; palliative care; spirituality; hospital psychology; terminal patients


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