Demon or disorder: A survey of attitudes toward mental illness in the Christian church

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 445-449

  Stanford, Matthew S ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; CHRISTIAN; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT COUNSELING; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT GROUP;

EID: 34547913445     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: 14699737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674670600903049     Document Type: Article

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