Psychiatrists Less Religious Than Other Doctors
CHICAGO -- As a group psychiatrists were less likely to identify themselves as religious than physicians in other specialties, a survey finding that researchers here said may influence referral patterns.
CHICAGO, Sept. 18 -- As a group psychiatrists were less likely to identify themselves as religious than physicians in other specialties, a survey finding that researchers here said may influence referral patterns.
Only 65% of psychiatrists said they believed in God versus 77% of non-psychiatrist physicians (P=0.01) and 42% said they believed in life after death versus 60% of non-psychiatrists (P
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