Religiosity and mental health as aspects of comprehensiveness in care

Abstract

Objective: to understand how religiosity can influence the health of individuals diagnosed with mental disorders, based on comprehensive care. Methods: this is an integrative literature review, with the inclusion of articles in Portuguese, English and Spanish, between 2010 and 2018. Results: the critical analysis and qualitative synthesis of the 24 selected studies were categorized into two subtopics: The influence of religiosity in promoting comprehensive mental health care; Mental health versus religiosity: influencing conditions for effective access to comprehensive care. Final considerations: a positive influence of religiosity was identified in the lives of individuals diagnosed with mental disorders; however, evidence shows that health teams do not feel comfortable and prepared to work with religiosity as an expression of spirituality. This being one of the dimensional aspects of health, it can be inferred, on the results, the existence of this gap in the comprehensive care approach.

Influencia de la Espiritualidad y Religiosidad sobre la Felicidad en Adultos Mayores

“…Globalmente, los resultados obtenidos aquí, de impacto positivo de la religiosidad y la espiritualidad sobre la felicidad van en la misma dirección de la literatura que muestra que la religiosidad y la espiritualidad son buenos predictores de la calidad de vida(Payán et al, 2011;Pilger et al, 2017;Wang & Lin, 2016) y, así, en la salud mental de las personas(Martins et al, 2022). Particularmente, el impacto se recoge bien para las dimensiones de la Felicidad Tener Familia y Orientación al Logro y Optimismo.…”