Mysticism, madness, and mental health

The Healing Power of Spirituality: How Faith Helps Humans Thrive

Volumn 3-3, Issue , 2009, Pages 171-191

  Hood, Ralph W ^a   Byrom, Greg N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

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