%0 Journal Article
%T Integration of Spirituality and Religion in the Care of Patients with Severe Mental Disorders
%A Sylvia Mohr
%J Religions
%D 2011
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/rel2040549
%X Spirituality and religiousness (S/R) are resources for finding meaning and hope in suffering and have been identified as key components in the process of psychological recovery. However, religion may also be associated with psycho-pathology, suffering and non-adherence with psychiatric treatment. Based on a literature review, this paper examines how S/R can be integrated in the treatment of patients with serious mental illness. We implemented a pilot ˇ°Spirituality and Recovery Groupˇ± designed to (1) help patients to resort to S/R as a means of recovery; (2) work on resolving conflicts between S/R and life issues and treatment; and (3) provide information on S/R in the context of psychosis. Preliminary results are presented.
%K spirituality
%K religious coping
%K psychotherapy
%K psychiatry
%K psychosis
%U http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/2/4/549