Clinicians' attitudes to spirituality in old age psychiatry

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 962-973

  Lawrence, Robert M ^a   Head, Julia ^b   Christodoulou, Georgina ^c   Andonovska, Biljana ^d   Karamat, Samina ^a   Duggal, Anita ^e   Hillam, Jonathan ^f   Eagger, Sarah ^g  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^d Winford House Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^e Becket House   (United Kingdom)

^f NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^g ST CHARLES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chaplain; Holistic; Old age; Pastoral; Psychiatry; Religion; Spiritual; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHIATRIST; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENESCENCE; SPIRITUAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHAPLAINCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; DATA COLLECTION; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PASTORAL CARE; POSTAL SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 34548088357     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610206004339     Document Type: Article

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