Palliative health care: ancient wisdom.
An ancient story from Bhagavata Purana may be relevant to the psychology and spirituality of palliative care in modern medicine. This article brings an ancient Indian story that people still use during the grieving process. Symbolism of the old story is explained in a modern perspective.
Department of Internal Medicine, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614, USA. mehtaj@etsu.edu
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D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000266:history* / Q000523:psychology