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  • Religiosity/Spirituality and Mental Health: Psychiatric Staff’s Attitudes and Behaviors  [PHC 2014]
  • DOI: 10.4236/jss.2014.211002   PP.7 - 13
  • Author(s)
  • Eunmi Lee, Anne Zahn, Klaus Baumann
  • ABSTRACT
  • Along with the bio-psycho-social model in patient-centered care, religiosity/spirituality (ReS) receives increasing attention from medical communities. Correspondingly, healthcare professionals’ perspectives and their attitudes towards ReS receive increased attention, as their attitudes play a crucial role in the therapeutic process. In this context a nationwide study was conducted at Ger- man university hospitals and confessional clinics to find out what kind of attitudes psychiatrists and nurses have towards ReS in clinical settings. The respondents generally regarded dealing with religious/spiritual issues as appropriate, and also rated themselves to be ready to integrate ReS into therapies. Otherwise, most of the respondents underlined professional neutrality as preventing factor for an integration.

  • KEYWORDS
  • Religiosity, Spirituality, Mental Health, Psychiatrists, Nurses, Germany
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