Psychiatrists and community partners examine religion and spirituality

The commentary reflects on the definition of spirituality and religion and further implications for the practice of psychiatry. These include the possibilities to partner with spiritual and religious practitioners to support education and research, provide access to care for people with or at risk o...

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Main Author: Herrman, Helen (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2017
In: Mental health, religion & culture
Year: 2017, Volume: 20, Issue: 6, Pages: 599-602
Further subjects:B Spirituality
B World Psychiatric Association (WPA)
B Human Rights
B positive psychiatry
B Religion
B family carers
B service users
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Summary:The commentary reflects on the definition of spirituality and religion and further implications for the practice of psychiatry. These include the possibilities to partner with spiritual and religious practitioners to support education and research, provide access to care for people with or at risk of mental ill health, and also consider how to the reduce the risks to the well-being of vulnerable people and families from some practices and settings. The World Psychiatric Association sees the possibilities for collaborating with its member societies and community partners including service users and family carers to develop resources on working with faith groups and spiritual healers in high- and low-income countries.
ISSN:1469-9737
Contains:Enthalten in: Mental health, religion & culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2017.1380123