title: Spirituality and health care in Iran: time to reconsider.
abstract: Spirituality is increasingly recognized as an essential element of care. This article investigates the role of spirituality in Iranian health care system and provides some guidelines to integrate spirituality in routine health care practice in Iran.
authors.affiliation: George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Najmeh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jafari
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Loghmani
authors.forename: Christina M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Puchalski
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D029181:Spirituality