Meaning-based therapy may aid terminal patients

Christina Puchalski, M.D. '94, RESD '97, professor of Medicine, executive director of the GW Institute for Spirituality and Health, and clinician at the GW Medical Faculty Associates, was quoted in a Reuters article about a new study that suggests psychotherapy focused on spirituality and finding meaning may help improve quality of life and well-being in terminally ill cancer patients.

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