Religion and Psychiatry: Beyond Boundaries

by Juan José López-Ibor, Herman M. Van Praag, Driss Moussaoui, et al.

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470694718
• ISBN13: 9780470694718
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 688 Pages
• Weight: 3.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.9" x 9.8"