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. 1982 Dec;74(12):1175–1179.

The Impact of Culture and Religion on Psychiatric Care

Ezra EH Griffith
PMCID: PMC2561412  PMID: 7154101

Abstract

Culture and religion have a strong impact on clinical relationships, and attention to these issues has been shown to improve psychiatric care. Current issues in psychiatry and religion are explored, in order to demonstrate the clinical relevance of new findings in this area.

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