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The Spirituality and Psychiatry Special Interest Group of the Royal College of Psychiatrists: A Personal Reflection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 October 2022

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Andrew Powell
Edited by
Christopher C. H. Cook  and
Andrew Powell
Christopher C. H. Cook
Affiliation:
Institute for Medical Humanities, Durham University
Andrew Powell
Affiliation:
Formerly Warneford Hospital and University of Oxford
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Spirituality and Psychiatry , pp. xxxi - xxxviii
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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