Mystical experience in the context of health care.
Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association June 1, 2008 Alison S Witte, Dirk M Van der Wal, H Chrissie Steyn 6 citations
In a rural Appalachian community, interviews with 18 participants revealed that mystical experiences in health care follow a process of initiation, occurrence, maturation, and integration. Essential qualities include sensory-motor perception, interaction with the supernatural or family members, conviction of reality, cognition, dynamic tension, and emotional intensity. Nurses can support patients by listening and providing support, while subjective nursing responses involve tension, intimacy, empathy, awe, autonomic responses, and appreciating the mystical in everyday life. Stressors are linked to these experiences, and patients may benefit from nursing support.