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The author uses resources from the Christian tradition of discernment of spirits to provide clinicians with guidelines for distinguishing the authentic and pathological aspects of religion in psychiatric patients.
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Julian, R. Spiritual discernment in psychiatric patients. J Relig Health 26, 125–130 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01533682
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