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Psychiatry and religion: A general psychiatrist's perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

John L. Cox
John L. Cox*
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Department of Psychiatry, School of Postgraduate Medicine, Keele University, Staffordshire ST4 7QB
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Abstract

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This paper contributes to a debate about the nature of religious belief and its relevance for the practice of psychiatry. The need for dialogue is recognised not only because of multi-faith UK society but also because mental health services are now more tailored to the expectation of patients. To understand the possible relevance of spiritual and existential dimensions to mental illness, even in a secular society, has become more necessary. Training, service delivery and research issues are briefly addressed.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 18 , Issue 11 , November 1994 , pp. 673 - 676
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This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1994

Footnotes

Based on a paper read at the Annual Meeting of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Scarborough, July 1993, and a chapter to be included in a book about religion and mental health edited by Dinesh Bhugra, to be published by Routledge in 1995.

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