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A Model for the Role of Defined Spirituality in South African Specialist Psychiatric Practice and Training

Authors: Bernard (A.B.R.) Janse van Rensburg, Marie Poggenpoel, Chris P. H. Myburgh, Christopher P. Szabo

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 2/2014

Abstract

The current bio-psycho-social approach in South African psychiatry refers to Engel’s extended model of health care. It forms the basis of the existing collaboration between medicine, nursing, psychology, occupational therapy and social work. Psychiatry also has to bridge the multi-cultural, multi-religious and spiritual diverse reality of everyday practice. It has become important to establish how, within accepted boundaries, spirituality should be incorporated into the model for practice. Referring to methods described for nursing theory development, a defined core concept was used to construct a model. It may contribute to the discourse on spirituality in local psychiatry, health and mental health.

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Note In this paragraph and the Appendix, bold (for concepts) and underlined text are used to identify essential and related criteria for the definition of the elements of the single core concept, as derived from the dictionary definition and subject meaning.

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Title: A Model for the Role of Defined Spirituality in South African Specialist Psychiatric Practice and Training
Authors: Bernard (A.B.R.) Janse van Rensburg
Marie Poggenpoel
Chris P. H. Myburgh
Christopher P. Szabo
Publication date: 01-04-2014
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 2/2014
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-012-9644-3

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