Spirituality and the threat to therapeutic boundaries in psychiatric practice

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-29

  Poole, Rob ^a   Higgo, Robert ^b  

^a BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^b Liverpool Assertive Outreach Team   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boundaries; Psychiatry; Secularity; Spirituality; Therapeutic relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551702858     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: 14699737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674671003746845     Document Type: Article

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