Hidden Suffering and the Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences

To understand suffering is to understand what it means to be human. Suffering focuses our attention on our vulnerability, which we would rather ignore or deny. As health care professionals (HCP) we need to be able to listen, to attune and be empathic to the suffering patient. If we act as an “enligh...

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Main Author: Fulford, William (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2017]
In: Religions
Year: 2017, Volume: 8, Issue: 3, Pages: 1-8
Further subjects:B grieving
B Spiritual
B Adverse Childhood Experiences
B Healing
B enlightened witness
B healthcare professional
B Suffering
B Meaning
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