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WPA Section on Religion, Spirituality and Psychiatry The World Psychiatric Association (WPA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have worked hard to assure that comprehensive mental health promotion and care are scientifically based and, at the same time, compassionate and culturally sensitive1,2. In recent decades, there has been increasing public and academic awareness of the relevance ...
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We also examine the implications this may have for assessment and treatment in psychiatric settings. Recent findings: Studies indicate that religion and spirituality can promote mental health through positive religious coping, community and support, and positive beliefs. Research also shows that religion and spirituality can be damaging to mental health by means of negative religious coping, misunderstanding and miscommunication, and negative beliefs.
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Until the early 19th century, psychiatry and religion were closely connected. Religious institutions were responsible for the care of the mentally ill. A major change occurred when Charcot1 and his pupil Freud2 associated religion with hysteria and neurosis. This created a divide between religion and mental health care, which has continued until recently.
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Cultural psychiatry has been an important contributor to the enhanced dialogue between psychiatry and religion in the past couple of decades. During this time, religion and spirituality have become more prominent in mainstream psychiatry in a number of areas of study and clinical care, including refugee and immigrant health, trauma and loss, psychotherapy, collaboration with clergy, bioethics ...
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Religion/spirituality may be relevant for people across a wide variety of individuals and communities in Australia and New Zealand, including Māori, Pasifika and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Psychiatrists should acknowledge that matters of religion and/or spirituality are of core relevance to the expression and treatment of mental disorders.
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The WPA (World Psychiatric Association) has just approved the Position Statement on Spirituality and Religion in Psychiatry that was proposed by the WPA Section. The purpose of this section shall be: To encourage and accelerate research, theory, and practice in the area of religion, spirituality and psychiatry, and related areas.
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There is evidence that people who belong to a faith community, or who hold religious or spiritual beliefs, have better mental health. So, the relevance of spirituality is now being recognised in courses for mental health care students and practitioners.
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Psychiatric Times, Psychiatric Times Vol 30 No 4, Volume 30, Issue 4. Historically, there has been conflict between psychiatry and religion. There are many reasons why psychiatrists may be reluctant to address issues of spirituality/religiosity (S/R) with patients. It may be that they are generally less religious than the patient or they may be uncomfortable broaching this topic with patients.
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implications this may have for assessment and treatment in psychiatric settings. Recent findings Studies indicate that religion and spirituality can promote mental health through positive religious coping, community and support, and positive beliefs. Research also shows that religion and spirituality can be damaging to mental health by means of negative religious coping, misunderstanding and ...
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Download Citation | Religion and Spirituality in Psychiatry | Although medicine is practiced in a secular setting, religious and spiritual issues have an impact on patient perspectives regarding ...
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Feelings of spirituality and religiousness are very prevalent among the mentally ill, but psychiatrists are rarely aware of the importance and value of these feelings as a mediating force for coping with mental illness. This book was the first to specifically cover the impact of religion and spirituality on mental illness.
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