Role of Spirituality in Mental Health Practice

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  • Admin Second IJPSW

Abstract

Background: Most modern medical disciplines adopt biomedical and positivistic corners while viewing and
interpreting various events and phenomena related to living and physical worlds. But in case of mental health the
dimension is much complicated and full of abstract elements and relativism; all these areas can be expressed or
enumerated what can be possible in other steams of physical and biological sciences. Factors like socio-cultural and
human factors, spirituality and religiosity have some definite association with various aspects of mental health and
illness. Spirituality in recent times has been entertained as a major factor in determining the course of mental health
and illness; it drew the attention of mental health clinicians and researchers to find out its temporal relationship with
mental illness and psychological wellbeing. Many authentic literatures came up with the view that positive
spirituality does have some potentialities to enhance as well as protect the positive mental health and psychological
well-being of the people. Spirituality can also lower the distress level and increase the positive coping ability of
people. The aim of this article is to explore the role of spirituality in mental health in terms of evolution of
psychopathology, understanding of the illness and finally, its role in treatment of the psychiatric settings. This article
also aims to sensitize mental health clinicians to remain positive towards the religious and spiritual beliefs of patients
and to use those things in the therapeutic process.

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Published

31-01-2017

How to Cite

Second, A. (2017). Role of Spirituality in Mental Health Practice. Indian Journal of Psychiatric Social Work, 8(1), 44–49. Retrieved from http://pswjournal.org/index.php/ijpsw/article/view/8

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