While mechanisms for spiritual assessment have multiplied in recent years, specific approaches to pastoral diagnosis have remained elusive. The elusive nature of pastoral diagnosis reminds caregivers of the necessity not only to pay attention to the kataphatic side of pastoral diagnosis, but also to the apophatic side of pastoral diagnosis, ultimately allowing for a kataphatic and apophatic interplay.
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