Spiritual Life and Relational Functioning: A Model and a Dialogue

The purpose of this article is to contribute to the dialogue on spirituality in mental health care (psychiatry and psychotherapy). Spirituality is still an uncomfortable theme in mental health care despite a burgeoning literature and research. We will introduce a conceptual model on spiritual and in...

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Authors: Verhagen, Peter J. 1957- (Author) ; Schreurs, Agneta 1928- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: SAGE Publishing [2018]
In: Archive for the psychology of religion
Year: 2018, Volume: 40, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 326-346
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Health care / Mental health / Spirituality
RelBib Classification:AE Psychology of religion
AG Religious life; material religion
CB Christian life; spirituality
Further subjects:B relatedness
B Dialogue
B Intimacy
B spiritual relationships
B Identity
B DSM-5™
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Summary:The purpose of this article is to contribute to the dialogue on spirituality in mental health care (psychiatry and psychotherapy). Spirituality is still an uncomfortable theme in mental health care despite a burgeoning literature and research. We will introduce a conceptual model on spiritual and interpersonal relationships based on love in relatedness. The model will enable the (psycho)therapist to assess the interconnectedness of spiritual and interpersonal relationships, to analyse positive or negative effects of spirituality on interpersonal functioning and vice versa, and to look for possibilities for spiritual and therapeutic change. Based on the model, the next step is to reflect on the relationship between psychiatry and spirituality with a view to dialogue instead of unfruitful discussion and controversy. We will propose a dialogue about the alternative DSM-5™ model for personality disorders. Although preliminary, we will show the usefulness of such an interdisciplinary dialogue.
ISSN:1573-6121
Contains:Enthalten in: Archive for the psychology of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15736121-12341353