[Medical ethics and ethicotherapy II].
The care of the spiritual dimension in the framework of concept total pain appears to be an essential component of the care of seriously ill. In the western developed countries such care is provided by hospital chaplain and it is standardized. In the Czech Republic, pretending the care of a religious patients, an idea of wider approach to the spiritual care occurred, provided by spiritual counselor. Such opinion is advocated by a medical doctor, who deals with non-ethical ethicotherapy, related to esoterism. Introduction of such crypto-religious model is untrue by itself and includes several dangerous moments.
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Onkologická klinika 1. LF UK a VFN, Praha. mopatrna@seznam.cz
D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D010327:Pastoral Care; D012068:Religion and Medicine