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Part 1: History, Influence, Metaphysics, and General Background of Spirituality and Medicine Traditions
A. General
B. Asian Traditions
1. General
2. Traditions of South Asia
a. General
b. Historical and Philosophical
c. Contemporary Concerns
3. Traditions of East Asia
a. General
b. Historical and Philosophical
c. Contemporary Concerns
C. Middle Eastern Traditions
1. General
2. Historical and Philosophical
3. Contemporary Concerns
D. Western Traditions
1. General
2. Historical and Philosophical
3. Contemporary Concerns
E. African Traditions
F. Assorted Indigenous/Shamanic Traditions
Part 2: Contemporary Research on Spirituality and Health
A. General
B. Explanatory Mechanisms
1. General
2. Negative causal links
3. Community/Social Resources
C. Mental Health
D. Specific Conditions
1. Migraines/Pain
2 Heart Disease
3. Disability
4. Oncology
5. HIV
6. Addiction/Substance Abuse
7. Reproductive Issues
8. Other
E. Specific Groups
1. Culturally Specific
2. Gender Specific
3. Children/Adolescents
4. Geriatrics
5. Military/Veterans
6. End-of-Life Patients
7. Incarcerated Populations
8. Death and Dying
F. Prayer Studies
G. Spiritual Experience and Health
1. General
2. Near-death Experiences
3. Mystical Experiences
4. Meditation
a. Religious
b. Secular
5. Neurotheology
H. Tools for Quantifying Religiousness and Spirituality
I. Art Therapy, Aesthetics, and Health
Part 3: Integration of Alternative/Spiritual-Based Practices
A. General Integration of Spirituality and Health Care
B. Nursing, Spirituality, and Alternative Practices
1. General Nursing Practices
2. Nursing and Specific Conditions
3. Hospice Care
4. Midwifery
5. International/Culture-Specific Nursing
6. Parish/Religious Nursing
7. Nursing Education
8. Definitions of Spirituality for Nursing
C. Critique from Medical Establishment
D. Culturally Specific Influence: Integration and Ethics
1. General
2. South Asian Modalities
3. East Asian Modalities
4. Middle Eastern Modalities
5. Western Modalities
6. Medical Ethics
E. Spirituality and CAM in Medical Education
F. Health Care Chaplaincy
Part 4: Ramifications on Health Care Policy
A. General
B. US
C. International
D. Medical Ethics
Part 5: Books for General Interest
