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A Religious Patient and Her Sleep Problems: Reflections on an Experience in which Sleeping Pills were not Prescribed

Author(s) -

Thiago Henrique Roza

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

international journal of medical students

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2076-6327

DOI - 10.5195/ijms.2017.174

Subject(s) - pill , spirituality , socioeconomic status , mental health , medicine , sleep (system call) , psychology , psychiatry , alternative medicine , clinical psychology , nursing , population , environmental health , pathology , computer science , operating system

The spirituality, cultural beliefs and religion of any patient are likely to have an impact on his/her health, and well-being. Health professionals, mainly young physicians and medical students, often fail to consider this type of background when taking care of their patients. This experience is a report of an interesting encounter, in the field of mental health, in which the spiritual beliefs and socioeconomic needs of a patient were considered during her treatment. Consequently, sleeping pills were not prescribed in her case.

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