Religion and spirituality in psychotherapy: A practice-friendly review of research

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 131-146

  Post, Brian C ^a   Wade, Nathaniel G ^a  

^a Department of Statistics Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence Iowa State University 2438 Osborn Dr Ames   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical research; Psychotherapy; Religion and spirituality; Religious interventions

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; OPIATE;

ANOREXIA; BULIMIA; CHRISTIAN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; OPIATE ADDICTION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PSYCHOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELIGION; REVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE;

HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 66049116302     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20563     Document Type: Review

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