Psychiatrists' religious attitudes in relation to their clinical practice: a survey of 231 psychiatrists.

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0370364 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0001-690X (Print) Linking ISSN: 0001690X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Acta Psychiatr Scand Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell
Original Publication: Copenhagen : Munksgaard International Publishers

Attitude of Health Personnel* ; Professional Practice* ; Psychiatry* ; Religion*; Adult ; Clergy/statistics & numerical data ; Communication ; Cross-Cultural Comparison ; Female ; Humans ; London ; Male ; Mental Disorders/psychology ; Mental Disorders/therapy ; Middle Aged ; Physician-Patient Relations ; Referral and Consultation/statistics & numerical data ; Self Disclosure ; United States

A total of 231 psychiatrists working in several London teaching hospitals were surveyed about their private religious attitudes and how these affected their reported clinical practice. Although only 27% reported a religious affiliation and 23% a belief in God, 92% felt that psychiatrists should concern themselves with the religious concerns of their patients. Although the psychiatrists who were religious were more likely to make referrals to religious leaders or to disclose their own beliefs to patients, contrary to reports from the United States there was no evidence that psychiatrists' private religious beliefs had an important influence on their clinical practice.

Date Created: 19931201 Date Completed: 19940317 Latest Revision: 20190815

20240627

10.1111/j.1600-0447.1993.tb03484.x

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