The role of spirituality in specialist psychiatry: A review of the medical literature

African Journal of Psychiatry (South Africa)

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 247-255

  van Rensburg, ABR Janse ^a   Myburgh, C P H ^b   Szabo, C P ^a   Poggenpoel, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Medical literature; Practice and training; Psychiatry; Qualitative inquiry; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY; CULTURAL FACTOR; CURRICULUM; DEPRESSION; DRUG ABUSE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PUBLICATION; RELIGION; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

CULTURAL DIVERSITY; CULTURE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; EDUCATION; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; PSYCHIATRY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SOUTH AFRICA; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 84883246515     PISSN: 19948220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajpsy.v16i4.33     Document Type: Review

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