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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Verhagen, Peter J.,

Titel

Religion and psychiatry : beyond boundaries [electronic resource]

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• Wiley Online Library - AutoHoldings Books

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Religion and Psychiatry: Beyond Boundaries; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface; General Introduction: Religion and Science; Part 1: Prolegomena (First Issues): History, Philosophy, Science and Culture; Part 2: Main Issues: The Interface Between Psychiatry, Mental Health and Major Religious Traditions; Part 3: Core Issues: Religion and Psychopathology; Part 4: Research Issues; Part 5: Interdisciplinary Issues: Psychotherapy, Pastoral Care and Meaning Giving; Part 6: Controversial Issues: Religion and the Brain; Part 7: Training Issues: Residency Training and Continuous Education
• Epilogue: Proposal for a World Psychiatric Association Consensus or Position Statement on Spirituality and Religion in PsychiatryNotes on Contributors; Index of Names; Index of Subjects
• Religion (and spirituality) is very much alive and shapes the cultural values and aspirations of psychiatrist and patient alike, as does the choice of not identifying with a particular faith. Patients bring their beliefs and convictions into the doctor-patient relationship. The challenge for mental health professionals, whatever their own world view, is to develop and refine their vocabularies such that they truly understand what is communicated to them by their patients. Religion and Psychiatry provides psychiatrists with a framework for this understanding and highlights the i
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