Assessing clinically significant religious impairment in clients: Applications from measures in the psychology of religion and spirituality

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 149-160

  Hill, Peter C ^a   Kilian, Marcus K ^b  

^a BIOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b REGENT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RELIGION; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0038004468     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1367467021000038192     Document Type: Review

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