Facts and Fiction about Faith Healing as Psychotherapeutic Intervention: The Indian Scenario
Journal Title: PARIPEX-Indian Journal of Research - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 6
Abstract
Faith healing practices in the management of psychiatric patients are not unfamiliar in Indian scenario. The present paper review researches on faith healing and psychotherapy in Indian context. Brief history of faith healing as a psychotherapeutic method, link between faith healing and psychotherapy and different patterns of faith healing has been briefly reviewed. Perspectives on faith healing as part of supportive psychotherapy has also been considered. Some of the issues with respect to faith healing as a part of supportive psychotherapy in India will be made clear in the future, based on doctoral research undertaken by one of the authors.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. S. S Nathawat, Gayathri Menon
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