Psychiatrists, spirituality and religion

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Consensus within psychiatry is that patients’ religion/spirituality are legitimate topics in assessment and treatment. Religion/spirituality can help people cope with mental illness, but their use as therapeutic tools is controversial. Despite the publication of position statements by national and international psychiatric organisations, there is no clarity over therapeutic boundaries.

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  • Religion, Spirituality, Boundaries, Clinical Practice
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)181-182
JournalBritish Journal of Psychiatry
Volume214
Issue number4
Early online date22 Mar 2019
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Publication statusPublished - Apr 2019

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