title: [Psychiatrist, patient and religion: more than simply coping].
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.
authors.affiliation: Centrum Persoonlijkheidsproblematiek te Zeist. jafiselier@yahoo.com
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Fiselier
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Van der Waal
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Spijker
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000379:methods*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012069:Religion and Psychology