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Mental health is much more than the
absence of mental illness
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Introduction
The concept of
spirituality is inclusive and affects everybody. It overlaps with that
of religion, but unlike spirituality, religion is potentially divisive
and adopted only by some. By permitting consideration of ‘secular’
spiritual activities and short-circuiting destructive arguments about
beliefs, a valuable perspective can be applied to the whole field of
mental health care.
Comprehensive research evidence shows that religious
and spiritual beliefs and practices (see Box 1) help prevent many physical
and mental illnesses, reducing both symptom severity and relapse rate,
speeding up and enhancing recovery, as well as rendering distress and
disability easier to endure. Especially important is that religious
and spiritual factors can significantly affect the presentation of mental
disorder. Furthermore, psychiatric patients have consistently identified
spiritual needs as an important issue, and spiritual care as contributing
to symptom relief and general well-being. It follows that psychiatric
care should routinely include a careful and sympathetic assessment or
‘spiritual screening’.
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