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A Spiritual Issues Discussion Group for psychiatric in-patients. 2007

Rabbi Mark Popovsky

New York Presbyterian Hospital, Department of Pastoral Care and Education, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10021, USA.

This article describes a weekly Spiritual Issues Discussion Group, co-led by the author, open to psychiatric in-patients at New York Presbyterian Hospital. The group is open to people of all faiths and endeavors to allow participants to explore the many relationships between their beliefs, past experiences, mental illness, and spiritual lives. The article also summarizes the professional literature reporting on similar groups and suggests areas for further study.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009519	New York City	City located at the mouth of the Hudson River, in New York State.
D011615	Psychotherapy, Group	A form of therapy in which two or more patients participate under the guidance of one or more psychotherapists for the purpose of treating emotional disturbances, social maladjustments, and psychotic states.	Group Therapy,Group Psychotherapy,Therapy, Group
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D029181	Spirituality	Sensitivity or attachment to religious values, or to things of the spirit as opposed to material or worldly interests. (from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th ed, and Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed)	Spiritual Sensitivity,Sensitivities, Spiritual,Sensitivity, Spiritual,Spiritual Sensitivities,Spiritualities