Is spirituality worth exploring in psychiatric out-patient clinics?

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 183-191

  Awara, Mahmoud ^a,b   Fasey, Christopher ^a  

^a BASILDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Psychiatric out patient; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; RELIGION; SPIRITUAL CARE;

EID: 41349116156     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: 13600567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638230701498390     Document Type: Article

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