ArticleRevista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999)
How psychiatrists think about religious and spiritual beliefs in clinical practice: findings from a university hospital in São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Health professionals' attitudes toward religiosity and spirituality: a NERSH Data Pool based on 23 surveys from six continents.F1000Research · 2021Pooled it
- Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Pooled it
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- The Effect of Religion Therapy on the Elderly Cognitive Status.Journal of religion and health · 2021Article
- Patterns of religiosity and spirituality of psychiatrists in Brazil and the implications for clinical practice: a latent profile analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the relationship between psychiatrists' religious/spiritual beliefs and their attitudes regarding religion and spirituality in clinical practice.
methodsA cross-sectional survey of religion/spirituality (R/S) in clinical practice was conducted with 121 psychiatrists from the largest academic hospital complex in Brazil.
resultsWhen asked about their R/S beliefs, participants were more likely to consider themselves as spiritual rather than religious. A total of 64.2% considered their religious beliefs to influence their clinical practice and 50% reported that they frequently enquired about their patients' R/S. The most common barriers to approaching patients' religiosity were: lack of time (27.4%), fear of exceeding the role of the doctor (25%), and lack of training (19.1%). Those who were less religious or spiritual were also less likely to find difficulties in addressing a patient's R/S.
conclusionDifferences in psychiatrists' religious and spiritual beliefs are associated with different attitudes concerning their approach to R/S. The results suggest that medical practice may lead to a religious conflict among devout psychiatrists, making them question their faith. Training might be of importance for handling R/S in clinical practice and for raising awareness about potential evaluative biases in the assessment of patients' religiosity.
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