How do psychiatric staffs approach religiosity/spirituality in<br>clinical practice? Differing perceptions among psychiatric staff<br>members and clinical chaplains

Abstract: The present study examined the perception of contemporary German psychiatric staff (i.e., psychiatrists, psychotherapists and nurses) regarding their approach towards religious/spiritual issues in their clinical practice, and how clinical chaplains perceive attitudes and behaviors towards religiosity/spirituality of other psychiatric staff members. To answer these questions, two separate studies were conducted to include psychiatric staff and clinical chaplains. Curlin et al.’s questionnaire on Religion and Spirituality in Medicine: Physicians’ Perspectives was the main instrument used for both studies. According to the self-assessment of psychiatric staff members, most contemporary German psychiatric staff members are prepared and open to dealing with religiosity/spirituality in therapeutic settings. To some extent, clinical chaplains agreed with this finding, but their overall perception significantly differs from the staff’s own self-rating. Our results suggest that it may be helpful for psychiatric staff members and clinical chaplains to exchange their views on patients regarding religious/spiritual issues in therapeutic settings, and to reflect on how to apply such findings to clinical practice

Standort
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Umfang
Online-Ressource
Sprache
Englisch
Anmerkungen
Religions. 6, 3 (2015), 930-947, DOI 10.3390/rel6030930, issn: 2077-1444
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Schlagwort
Religiosität
Spiritualität
Geistlicher
Klinische Psychologie
Psychiatrie
Psychische Störung

Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wo)
Freiburg
(wer)
Universität
(wann)
2015
Urheber

DOI
10.3390/rel6030930
URN
urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-132405
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