Integration Between Mental Health-Care Providers and Traditional Spiritual Healers: Contextualising Islam in the Twenty-First Century

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1665-1671

  Chowdhury, Nayeefa ^a  

^a NONE   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Imams; Integrated model of mental health care; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CLERGY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERSECTORAL COLLABORATION; ISLAM; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

CLERGY; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERSECTORAL COLLABORATION; ISLAM; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SPIRITUAL THERAPIES; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 84966393293     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-016-0234-7     Document Type: Review

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