Integrating spirituality in the approach to psychiatric practice : editorial

Integrating spirituality in the approach to psychiatric practice : editorial

Interest in spirituality and psychiatry has grown significantly over the past two decades. Since the 1990s, interest groups have been formed by several professional associations in the USA, Canada, the UK, the Netherlands, Brazil and Australia. Interest in spirituality, religion and culture has, how...

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Published in:The South African journal of psychiatry Vol. 20; no. 4; p. 131
Main Author: Janse van Rensburg, A.B.R.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG) 01-11-2014
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Summary:Interest in spirituality and psychiatry has grown significantly over the past two decades. Since the 1990s, interest groups have been formed by several professional associations in the USA, Canada, the UK, the Netherlands, Brazil and Australia. Interest in spirituality, religion and culture has, however, always existed in Africa and has recently in a South African (SA) context also emerged more publicly in secular areas such as health and mental health, where the need to be 'culturally competent' has extended to competence regarding the multireligious and spiritually diverse contexts of local medical practice.
ISSN:1608-9685
2078-6786
DOI:10.7196/SAJP.594