title: The religious medical model: holy medicine and the Spiritual Behavior Inventory.
abstract: This paper describes the history and basis of the Spiritual Inventory from its beginning. Initially, the Inventory took the form of a casual interview. The advantage of an interview is clinical judgment and the ability to diagnose the spirituality of the patient. Analysis of spiritual behavior is a useful clinical tool. This paper also includes a detailed explanation of the role of the rabbi-physician.
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007599:Judaism; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012068:Religion and Medicine