Clinical implications of research on religion, spirituality, and mental health

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 292-301

  Baetz, Marilyn ^a   Toews, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical implications; Education; Ethics; Mechanisms; Religion; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; ETHICS; FORGIVENESS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHILOSOPHY; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUAL HEALING;

EID: 66349085715     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370905400503     Document Type: Review

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