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Caring for a Family Member with Mental Illness: Exploring Spirituality

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Sir William Osler, the Canadian physician whose pioneering clinic at Johns Hopkins Hospital was so acclaimed that he has been called one of the most influential physicians of all time, expressed a profound insight about the role of spirituality in health. He said, “Nothing in life is more wonderful than faith—the one great moving force which can neither be weighed in the balance nor tested in the crucible…mysterious, indefinable, known only by its effects, faith pours out an unfailing stream of energy while abating neither jot nor tittle of its potency” (Brit Med J, 1910;1:1470–1472).

The authors wish to dedicate this chapter to the memory of David B. Larson, MD, MSPH, former President of the International Center for the Integration of Health and Spirituality.

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  1. Cheaha District, The United Methodist Church, 5230 Red Oak Drive, 36203, Oxford, AL, USA

    Rev. Thomas R. Smith PhD

  2. International Center for the Integration of Health and Spirituality, 4660 Tall Maple Ct., 21043, Ellicott City, MD, USA

    Mary G. Milano

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  2. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Gregory L. Fricchione

  3. Dept. Health Policy and Management Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    Benjamin G. Druss

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Smith, T., Milano, M. (2014). Caring for a Family Member with Mental Illness: Exploring Spirituality. In: Talley, R., Fricchione, G., Druss, B. (eds) The Challenges of Mental Health Caregiving. Caregiving: Research • Practice • Policy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8791-3_9

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