Spirituality/Medicine Interface Project

Spirituality in the Treatment of a Man with Anxiety and Depression

Authors: Bernardino Vaccaro, MD

Abstract

Anxiety, like spirituality, involves a person's beliefs, experiences, feelings about the self, and important relationships. The following case illustrates the use of spiritual resources in the psychotherapy of a middle-aged, Roman Catholic man with anxiety and depression.

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