Spirituality/Medicine Interface Project
Eye on Religion: Buddhism
Abstract
The relevance of Buddhism in healthcare and patient management in the U.S. is dependent on 1) the healthcare system and its personnel's appreciation of the tradition and culture, and more specifically, its notions of health, medicine, and therapies; and 2) the varying degrees of enculturation and acculturation of Buddhist devotees, many of whom are recent immigrants, and their American-born and raised descendants. This sketch of Buddhist medical theory and caregiving and the spiritual efficacy of the tradition in the American context are preceded by a survey of its origins.This content is limited to qualifying members.
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