"If I Didn't Have My Faith I Would Have Killed Myself!": Spiritual Coping in Patients Suffering From Schizophrenia

International Journal for the Psychology of Religion

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 126-144

  Hustoft, Hilde ^a   Hestad, Knut A ^b   Lien, Lars ^c   Møller, Paul ^d   Danbolt, Lars Johan ^e  

^a STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d Vestre Viken Hospital Trust   (Norway)

^e INNLANDET HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

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EID: 84874627586     PISSN: 10508619     EISSN: 15327582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508619.2012.688003     Document Type: Article

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