Revelation, delusion or disillusion: subjective interpretation of religious and spiritual experiences in bipolar disorder

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 615-628

  Ouwehand, Eva ^a   Wong, Kwok ^b   Boeije, Hennie ^c   Braam, Arjan ^b,d  

^a Geestelijke Verzorging Altrecht   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Bipolar Policlinic Outpatient Altrecht ^*  (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

bipolar disorder; religious and spiritual experiences; religious delusions; spiritual counselling; treatment expectations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897989427     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: 14699737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2013.874410     Document Type: Article

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