Religion and psychiatry : beyond boundaries / editors, Peter J. Verhagen [and others]. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover -- Religion and Psychiatry: Beyond Boundaries -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- General Introduction: Religion and Science -- Part 1: Prolegomena (First Issues) -- Part 2: Main Issues -- Part 3: Core Issues -- Part 4: Research Issues -- Part 5: Interdisciplinary Issues -- Part 6: Controversial Issues -- Part 7: Training Issues -- Epilogue: Proposal for a World Psychiatric Association Consensus or Position Statement on Spirituality and Religion in Psychiatry -- Notes on Contributors -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects.

With contributions from psychiatrists, psychologists and theologians from around the world, Religion and Psychiatry is a comprehensive account of the interplay between psychiatry and religion, covering all the major world religions. This landmark work sheds light on the importance of religion and spirituality in mental health and provides psychiatrists with a framework for understanding their roles in patients' mental well-being. Written primarily for psychiatrists, the book covers training, policy and service delivery and provides powerful support for more effective partnerships between psychiatry and religion in day-to-day clinical care.

9780470682203 0470682205 128238497X 9781282384972

10.1002/9780470682203 doi

10.1002/9780470682203 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com


Psychiatry and religion.


Electronic books.
Electronic resource.

RC455.4.R4 / R447 2010

616.89