Spirituality as a Therapeutic Approach for Severe Mental Illness: Insights from Neural Networks

This article explores the link between spirituality/religiosity and mental health from a clinical and neuroscience perspective, taking into account the advancements in neuroimaging. Specifically, it examines how spirituality influences the treatment of mental illness, emphasizing the importance of n...

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VerfasserInnen: Knegtering, Rikus 1956- (VerfasserIn) ; Bruggeman, Richard (VerfasserIn) ; Spoelstra, Symen Kornelis (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: MDPI 2024
In: Religions
Jahr: 2024, Band: 15, Heft: 4
weitere Schlagwörter:B Brain
B Spirituality
B Neuroscience
B Treatment
B Religion
B Psychiatry
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Zusammenfassung:This article explores the link between spirituality/religiosity and mental health from a clinical and neuroscience perspective, taking into account the advancements in neuroimaging. Specifically, it examines how spirituality influences the treatment of mental illness, emphasizing the importance of neuronal networks in cognitive and emotional processes, with a focus on the default mode network (DMN) of the brain. The discussion explores the role of spirituality/religiosity in managing mental disorders and how alterations in the DMN may provide insight into the impact of spirituality/religiosity on mental health. By also discussing spiritual and non-spiritual meditation, as well as spiritual experiences facilitated by the use of psychedelics in psychiatry and the associated brain networks, we aim to elaborate on the importance and limitations of spirituality within psychiatry.
ISSN:2077-1444
Enthält:Enthalten in: Religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3390/rel15040489