How spiritual values and worship attendance relate to psychiatric disorders in the Canadian population

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 654-661

  Baetz, Marilyn ^a   Bowen, Rudy ^a   Jones, Glenn ^b,c   Koru Sengul, Tulay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CREDIT VALLEY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Addictions; Anxiety; Depression; National survey; Psychiatric disorders; Religion; Spiritual values; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; RELIGION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 33749513376     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370605101005     Document Type: Article

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