Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-291) and index
Suffering in medicine -- Suffering is not pain -- The power of religious and spiritual beliefs -- Suffering and culture -- Crises of suffering across the life span -- The language of suffering -- Medical-legal disclosure of suffering -- Power differentials and suffering -- How to assess suffering -- Standards of care -- Key components of suffering in chronic illness -- The resolution of suffering -- The roles of health care professionals -- Habilitation and rehabilitation -- The wounded spirit -- Surviving and thriving