Religiosity, spirituality, mental health, and mental health treatment outcomes in Australia: a systematic literature review

Snider, Anne-Marie; McPhedran, Samara

doi:10.1080/13674676.2013.871240

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“…Understanding what individuals think is the cause of their psychotic symptoms is crucial in the overall goal of providing appropriate recovery‐oriented treatment choices best suited to the individual. Snider & McPhedran () found that spirituality and religious activities provide an alternative treatment option that should be offered as part of a mental health assessment and treatment plan; however, Chidarikire () notes that spirituality is often a neglected dimension of holistic mental health care.…”

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Treatments for people living with schizophrenia in Sub‐Saharan Africa: an adapted realist review

Chidarikire

Cross

Skinner

et al. 2017

International Nursing Review

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Mental health services in Sub-Saharan Africa are limited by fiscal shortages, lack of mental health services and qualified mental health professionals. This review provides evidence to inform nursing and healthcare policy, including recruiting and training mental health professionals and ensuring access to evidence-based, person-centred and culturally relevant mental health services within the primary care context.

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Treatments for people living with schizophrenia in Sub‐Saharan Africa: an adapted realist review

Chidarikire

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Skinner

et al. 2017

International Nursing Review

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“…Spirituality has been found to be an important component in the recovery of severe mental illness (Corrigan et al 2003 ). During the past two decades, research has connected spirituality (including a sense of meaning and participation in faith communities) to a variety of benefits, including increased hope, well-being, self-esteem, social supports, motivation towards growth, as well as decreased depression, anxiety, and substance abuse (see Snider and McPhedran 2014 ). As a result, practitioners and academics are increasingly recognising spirituality as a relevant dimension of recovery (Fallott 2001 ; Whitley and Drake 2010 , Starnino and Canda 2014 ; Carlisle 2016 ).…”

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Including the ‘Spiritual’ Within Mental Health Care in the UK, from the Experiences of People with Mental Health Problems

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Spirituality as a dimension of quality of life and well-being has recently begun to be more valued within person-centred treatment approaches to mental health in the UK. The aim of this paper is to provide indicators of the extent to which accessing a spiritual support group may be useful within mental health recovery from the view point of those in receipt of it. The study design was a small-scale exploratory study utilising mixed methods. Quantitative methods were used to map the mental health, general well-being and social networks of the group. These were complimented by a semi-structured open-ended interview which allowed for Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) of the life-history accounts of nine individuals with mental health problems who attended a ‘spirituality support group’. Data from unstructured open-ended interviews with five faith chaplains and a mental health day centre manager were also analysed using thematic analysis. The views of 15 participants are therefore recounted. Participants reported that the group offered them: an alternative to more formal religious organisations, and an opportunity to settle spiritual confusions/fears. The ‘group’ was also reported to generally help individual’s subjective feelings of mental wellness through social support. Whilst the merits of spiritual care are appealing, convincing services to include it within treatment may still be difficult.

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“…Spiritual beliefs can result in partial or full transformation of the individual by encouraging hope and healing in patients and caregivers. [5,7,12] Additionally, spirituality affects a person's coping styles or locus of control, provides access to a network of social support, and gives guidance for healthy lifestyle behaviors. [13] For example, some expressions of spirituality are shared within a spiritual community in which members are encouraged to limit illness-related behaviors such as smoking, drinking excessive alcohol, and overeating or to increase health-related behaviors such as meditation, exercise, and helping others.…”

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“…[13] Specifically, it has been determined that belief in God or a higher power, rather than merely having a specific religious affiliation or engaging in congregational activities, is a significant factor that impacts both mental health outcomes and suicidal behavior. [12] In short, spirituality is an individual and often communal perspective, is experienced as a journey, and can be lifesustaining. [13,14] The preponderance of evidence suggests that spiritual care of psychiatric patients matters and that both patients and providers benefit when spiritual needs are correctly assessed and implemented through proper interventions.…”

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An evidence-based program for enhancing interdisciplinary collaboration to promote spiritual care in an adolescent psychiatric residential facility

Tyson

McIntosh

Gregg³

2016

JNEP

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Spirituality is an essential component of any healthcare assessment and plan, yet it is not clear how to best integrate spirituality in an interprofessional practice. Bronstein's Model for Interdisciplinary Collaboration served as a guide to address this problem and to design a quality improvement project for and provision of spiritual care to adolescents was facilitated in a local residential psychiatric facility. Professional staff members of the Interprofessional treatment teams (IPTT) were invited to participate in educational programming that was based on textbook reviews, interviews with a nursing curriculum designer and residential chaplain, and surveys of IPTT member baseline knowledge of the relationship between spirituality and mental health. Eighteen participants took both the pre-test and post-test survey. A two-tailed Wilcoxon signed ranks test was run on the scores of those who took both tests, revealing there was a significant difference between the scores (p = .002), indicating an increase in general knowledge regarding matters of spirituality and its relationship to mental health. Finally, a process and structural evaluation of the discussion meetings revealed content of these meetings was generally helpful and positively contributed to the knowledge and skillsets of interprofessional treatment team members in recognizing spiritual distress and meeting spiritual needs. The role of pastoral care was affirmed and even celebrated by members of the interprofessional treatment team.

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Religiosity, spirituality, mental health, and mental health treatment outcomes in Australia: a systematic literature review

Cited by 41 publications

References 31 publications

Treatments for people living with schizophrenia in Sub‐Saharan Africa: an adapted realist review

Treatments for people living with schizophrenia in Sub‐Saharan Africa: an adapted realist review

Including the ‘Spiritual’ Within Mental Health Care in the UK, from the Experiences of People with Mental Health Problems

An evidence-based program for enhancing interdisciplinary collaboration to promote spiritual care in an adolescent psychiatric residential facility

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