Resident Doctors’ Perspectives and Experiences with Spiritual/Religious Considerations: A Survey-Based Project

Aims: The RCPsych’s position statement recommends a spirituality/religious belief (S/R) history be routinely considered in clinical assessments, and that an understanding of S/R and their relationship to psychiatric disorders are essential components of psychiatric training. In reality, psychiatric...

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Main Authors: Safia Zaffarullah, Tom Robson, Neelima Reddi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2025-06-01
Series:BJPsych Open
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425103244/type/journal_article
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Summary:Aims: The RCPsych’s position statement recommends a spirituality/religious belief (S/R) history be routinely considered in clinical assessments, and that an understanding of S/R and their relationship to psychiatric disorders are essential components of psychiatric training. In reality, psychiatric training at local and collegiate level is likely lacking in both quality and quantity of training in S/R considerations. There are likely a myriad of factors barring trainees from broaching this topic, which this survey-based QI project sought to explore.
ISSN:2056-4724