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Religion, spirituality and mental health
Author(s)	Simon Dein, Christopher C H Cook, Andrew Powell
Journal title	The Psychiatrist, vol 34, issue 2, February 2010
Pages	pp 63-64
Source	http://pb.rcpsych.org doi: 10.1192/pb.bp.109.025924
Keywords	Religion ; Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Psychiatric treatment ; Attitude ; Psychiatrists.
Annotation	Research demonstrates important associations between religiosity and well-being; spirituality and religious faith are important coping mechanisms for managing stressful life events. Despite this, there is a religiosity gap between mental health clinicians and their patients. The former are less likely to be religious, and recent correspondence in the Psychiatric Bulletin suggests that some at least do not consider it appropriate to encourage discussion of any spiritual or religious concerns with patients. However, it is difficult to see how failure to discuss such matters can be consistent with the objective of gaining a full understanding of the patient's condition and self-understanding, or attracting the patient's full and active engagement with services. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-100316203 A
Classmark	TR: EX: LP: DP: QT9
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