Spirituality and Mental Health: Current Research and Future Directions

Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 223-235

  Hadzic, Maja ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

context; mental health; religiosity; research issues

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859404337     PISSN: 19349637     EISSN: 19349645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19349637.2011.616080     Document Type: Article

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