Contemporary perspectives on spirituality and mental health.
Pulkit Sharma, Ruby Charak, Vibha Sharma
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine 2009 DOI: 10.4103/0253-7176.53310 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Integration Spirituality |
| Key points | Argues that spirituality plays a role in promoting mental health and alleviating mental illness and that it should be integrated into the mental health field, while acknowledging several impediments to this integration that need to be worked through circumspectly. |
Abstract
The paper strives to elucidate the complex yet intimate relation between spirituality and mental health from contemporary perspectives. The diverse and constantly evolving views that spiritualists and mental health professionals have held toward each other over last century are discussed with special accent on the transpersonal spiritual framework within psychology. The role of spirituality in promoting mental health and alleviating mental illness is highlighted. The paper is concluded with an increasing need to integrate spirituality within the mental health field albeit there are several impediments in achieving the same, which need to be worked through circumspectly.