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Modulation of the Neurophysiological Response to Fearful and Stressful Stimuli Through Repetitive Religious Chanting
Published on: November 4, 2021
[Psychiatrist, patient and religion: more than simply coping]
J A Fiselier1, A E Van der Waal, J Spijker
1Centrum Persoonlijkheidsproblematiek te Zeist. jafiselier@yahoo.com
Abstract:
Qualitative information derived from interviews with psychiatrists working in a Dutch psychiatric institution shows that religion plays a role in the relationship between psychiatrist and patient. Religion functions not only as a coping mechanism, it also lies at the basis of the psychiatrist's attitude. Although less than 20% of the psychiatrists interviewed claimed to be religious, more than 75% said that the therapeutic relationship was partly founded on religious ideas and principles.
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