Spirituality and Mental Health Across Cultures (Hardcover)

Religiosity and spirituality (R/S) represent a very important factor of daily life for many individuals across different cultures and contexts. It is associated with lower rates of depression, suicide, mortality, and substance abuse, and is positively correlated with well-being and quality of life. Despite growing academic recognition and scientific literature on these connections this knowledge has not been translated into clinical practice. Part of the expanding Oxford Cultural Psychiatry series, Spirituality and Mental Health Across Cultures is a timely exploration of the implications of R/S on mental health. Written and edited by 38 experts in the fields of spirituality and mental health from 11 countries, covering a wide range of cultural and geographical perspectives, this unique resource assesses how mental health relates to world religions, agnosticism, atheism, and spiritualism unaffiliated with organised religion, with a practical touch. Across 25 chapters, this resource provides readers with a succinct and trustworthy review of the latest research and how this can be applied to clinical care. The first section covers the principles and fundamental questions that relate science, history, philosophy, neuroscience, religion, and spirituality with mental health. The second section discusses the main beliefs and practices related to world religions and their implications to mental health. The third reviews the impact of R/S on specific clinical situations and offers practical guidance on how to handle these appropriately, such as practical suggestions for assessing and integrating R/S in personal history anamnesis or psychotherapy.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Oxford Cultural Psychiatry
Release date:	August 2021
Editors:	Alexander Moreira-Almeida (Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Director) • Bruno Paz Mosqueiro (Psychiatrist) • Dinesh Bhugra (Professor Emeritus of Mental Health and Cultural Diversity)
Dimensions:	240 x 155 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	496
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-884683-3
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Psychiatry Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Clinical psychology > General
LSN:	0-19-884683-5
Barcode:	9780198846833

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