Psychiatry and religion: a general psychiatrist's perspective
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psychiatrists any attempt to explore the nature of this relationship is regarded as an irrelevant luxury and religious belief may be ignored or even pathologised. These considerations may partly explain why most psychiatrists do not readily discuss their own religious belief even when it is a profound expression of their person ality or cultural background and may influence their approach to medical ethics and determine their weltanshaung. A Western psychiatrist attending a conference in India or Pakistan may be surprised when religious practice (including prayer, song and exhortation) is included in a scientific pro gramme. Such an experience is an acute reminder of the extent of secularisation within Western society in which religious practices are now less commonly encountered in hospitals or professional meetings, and the announcement of Sunday worship schedules, arrangements for an emergency Baptism and the hospital carol ser vice may remain as the only reminder of the Christian philanthropy which previously directly influenced hospital care. Nevertheless, in North America (Lukoff et al, 1992) a survey found that
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