The relationship between schizophrenia and religion and its implications for care

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 134, Issue 25-26, 2004, Pages 369-376

  Mohr, Sylvia ^b   Huguelet, Philippe ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Coping; Delusion; Religion; Schizophrenia; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHRISTIAN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DELUSION; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORALITY; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PHENOMENOLOGY; RELIGION; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF CONCEPT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 4043104835     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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