The relationship between spiritual experiences, transpersonal trust, social support, and sense of coherence and mental distress - A comparison of spiritually practising and non-practising samples

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-23

  Kohls, Niko ^a,b   Walach, Harald ^b,c   Wirtz, Markus ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b SAMUELI INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION FREIBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 56549087904     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: 14699737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674670802087385     Document Type: Article

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