Self-Transformation at the Boundary of Religious Conversion and Psychosis

The relationship between religious conversion, as a form of spiritual emergency, and psychosis is one of the fundamental issues at the meeting point of theology and clinical psychology. In the present study, we assessed 53 individuals referred to a psychiatry center with the initial diagnosis of a p...

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Main Author: Kéri, Szabolcs (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2020]
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 2020, Volume: 59, Issue: 1, Pages: 584-597
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