Religion and spirituality in the context of bipolar disorder: A literature review

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 785-796

  Pesut, Barbara ^a   Clark, Nancy ^b   Maxwell, Victoria ^c   Michalak, Erin E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Crazy For Life Co   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Religion; Review; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052632707     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: 14699737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2010.523890     Document Type: Article

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