Spirituality and Religion in Psychiatric Practice Survey

Please answer each of the following questions regarding your personal educational needs.

What percentage of your working hours is spent among the following tasks?

(percentages should add up to 100%)

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Please rate how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements regarding religion and spiritual aspects of assessment and psychiatric care:

NOTE: “Assessment” pertains to the diagnostic interview, or other form of information-gathering, for the purposes of making psychiatirc diagnosis. “Treatment” may be considered medication management or any form of psychotherapy. Answer the following questions on a scale of 1 to 7: 1 if you strongly disagree, up to 7 if you strongly agree, 4 if you have no opinion.

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I feel very comfortable performing spiritual assessments of my patients.
I almost always include a spiritual assessment in evaluating my patients.
I feel very comfortable addressing the spritual needs of my patients.
Religion and/or spirituality are important components of psychatric assessment.
Religion and/or spirituality are important components of psychatric treatment.
Religion and/or spirituality are frequently cited by patients as related to a cause of their psychological distress.
Religion and/or spirituality are frequently cited by patients as related to their ability to cope with psychological distress.
Religious and/or spiritual issues frequently present themselves in the course of treament of my patients.
I have at least once advised or referred a patient to see a chaplain or spritual minister (e.g. priest, pastor, spiritual leader, et.al.).
I consider myself to have some expertise in the area of religious and spiritual aspects of psychiatric assessment and care.
I often teach other healthcare professionals (e.g. medical students, psychiatric residents, non-psychiatric healthcare providers, etc.) about religious and spiritual aspects of psychiatric assessment and care.
I would be willing to teach other healthcare professionals about religious and spiritual aspects of psychiatric assessment and care.
I am comfortable integrating religious or spiritual components into my patient's psychiatric care, if they so desire.
I would like to learn more about religious and spiritual aspects of psychiatric assessment and care.
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May we contact you with more questions (e.g. future surveys, focus groups, etc.)?