Spirituality or psychosis? - An exploration of the criteria that nurses use to evaluate spiritual-type experiences reported by patients

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 197-206

  Eeles, Jennie ^a   Lowe, Trevor ^b   Wellman, Nigel ^c  

^a WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation criteria; Mental health nurses; Psychosis; Spiritual experiences; Vignettes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOSIS; RELIGION; TEAMWORK; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RELIGION; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 0037316136     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(02)00061-5     Document Type: Article

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