Religion, spirituality and psychiatry: steps towards rapprochement.

Australas Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Science, School of Medicine, University of Auckland, New Zealand.

Published: June 2004

Objectives: To consider the claim that there is a fundamental epistemological conflict between religion and psychiatry over what constitutes rational explanation, and what impediment this might be to rapprochement between the two.

Conclusions: An epistemological gap most certainly exists, but there is a growing acceptance of the importance of religion and spirituality to psychiatry. Rapprochement may best be achieved by increasing psychiatric awareness and knowledge of the issues, and by a willingness to embrace intellectual, cultural and religious pluralism.

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