section_path: Scientific research/Intercessionary prayer/Spiritual care in health care professions
section_name: Spiritual care in health care professions
paragraph_text: Spiritual care in health care professions
  
  In the health-care professions there is growing interest in "spiritual care", to complement the medical-technical approaches and to improve the outcomes of medical treatments. Puchalski et al. argue for " compassionate systems of care" in a spiritual context.