Religion, spirituality and depression: Implications for research and treatment

Primary Care and Community Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 67-72

  Dein, Simon ^a  

^a Centre for Behavioural and Social Sciences in Medicine   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Life event; Religion; Spirituality; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONVALESCENCE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; HOPE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDLINE; OPTIMISM; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCINFO; RELIGION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF ESTEEM; WELLBEING;

EID: 33751328107     PISSN: 17468841     EISSN: 14734885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/135525706X121110     Document Type: Review

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