1 / 24

CULTURE, MENTAL HEALTH SPIRITUALITY Professor Dinesh Bhugra Professor of Mental Health and Cultural Psychiatry Inst

For all individuals, mental, physical and social health are vital strands of life that are closely interwoven and deeply interdependent. As understanding of this relationship grows, it becomes ever more apparent that mental health is crucial to the overall wellbeing of individuals, societies and countries

issac
Download Presentation

CULTURE, MENTAL HEALTH SPIRITUALITY Professor Dinesh Bhugra Professor of Mental Health and Cultural Psychiatry Inst

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

    20. Spirituality and Psychiatry Newtonian and Cartesian Scientific Rationalisation Spiritual Treatments Altered states of Consciousness Spirituality and Soul www.rcpsych.ac.uk/college/spirit/sig

    21. Spirituality History Taking Clinicians should be aware of the spiritual lives of patients. Religions can be pathoprotective, pathofacilitative or pathoreactive.

    22. History What is your spiritual/religious background? (differentiate between organised religion and spirituality) Are your religious beliefs important for you? Are these beliefs likely to provoke anxiety or provide support? Punitive or supportive?

    23. History contd. Is spirituality drawn in for dealing with stress? If so, how? e.g. yoga, meditation, prayers, rituals. Are you a member of the particular religious group? The role of the group in your life? The role of religious leader?

    24. History contd.: Are there any psychological/religious issues that you wish to discuss? How do views fit in with our treatment plans? Do these spiritual beliefs influence the way you think of - Medication - Psychotherapy

    25. Conclusions Access Cultural Context Migratory/Post migratory Experiences Assess Explanatory Models Assess Acculturation

More Related