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Considering the spiritual needs of patients is an important aspect of holistic patient care. However, many nurses lack knowledge and awareness of the subject, and spirituality is not strongly featured as a key part of holistic care in core nursing textbooks. The author argues that guidance given by nursing textbooks needs to be more applicable to practice. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
Practice Innovations (Sep 29, 2016).
Incorporating spirituality into contemporary professional clinical practice has become more common in recent years most notably with the popular interest of mindfulness meditation, mindfulness based stress reduction, and yoga in particular. However, many other spiritual and religiously based assessment and treatment approaches have also been successfully utilized with a great deal of evidence-based research to support their use and effectiveness. The purpose of this brief article is to outline several guiding principles for those professionals interested in integrating spiritual and religious wisdom and approaches into their professional clinical practices in the spirit of diversity and multiculturalism sensitivity and respect. Psychology has a long way to go to overcome biases and prejudice in this area but there are many excellent principles and resources available to help ensure that our clients receive state-of-the-art and effective evidence-based professional services that treats them, regardless of their religious and spiritual interests or background, with dignity, respect, and professionalism. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Spirituality in Clinical Practice3.4 (Dec 2016): 250-275.
Clients often have spiritual needs. Many mental health counselors argue that spirituality should be included in counseling, whereas others contend that religious issues may be beyond the bounds of counselor competence. Though much counselor opinion on spirituality in therapy has been published, little has been published on client desires. Therefore, this study conducted a literature review of research in mental health counseling to examine client expectations and preferences for addressing religion and spirituality in counseling. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Commentary to: Is Alcoholics Anonymous religious, spiritual, neither? Findings from 25 years of mechanisms of behavior change research. Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Stigma and Health Vol. 3, Iss. 1, (Feb 2018): 77-84.
Extensive research confirms that people with psychotic disorders suffer high levels of social stigma on average. However, psychotic-like experiences show incredible diversity and cannot reasonably be understood as a monolithic category. It is plausible that voice-hearing experiences with benign content might elicit less stigma than those with negative content, and researchers have hypothesized that culturally or theologically consistent voice-hearing experiences might elicit no stigma at all.. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Professional Psychology: Research and Practice Vol. 49, Iss. 1, (Feb 2018): 39-47.
Amassing research findings suggests that religious faith and/or spirituality (R/S) can both help and hinder recovery from mental health conditions that might prompt military veterans to seek psychotherapy or counseling. As such, there is increasing interest among psychologists and other professionals working with military populations in the helpfulness of addressing the R/S domain. However, research has yet to examine veterans’ actual preferences for integrating R/S in their treatment.. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
This is an excellent, fascinating and highly accessible read on spirituality in hospice care for professionals in health and social care and the wider public. It presents rich and creative narratives on spiritual interactions with patients and families from a diverse range of experienced hospice healthcare professionals and volunteers.
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Blog post. The psychological effects of losing your religion seem to depend in part on your personality and resilience before you leave. By Christian Jarrett
Child maltreatment can have a lasting impact, which is why it is important to understand factors that may exacerbate or mitigate self-esteem difficulties in adulthood. Although there is tremendous benefit that can come from religion and spirituality, few studies examine religious views after child maltreatment. Subsequent interpersonal difficulties may also affect self-esteem in maltreatment survivors. This study sought to examine interpersonal problems and religiosity as mediators in the link between childhood maltreatment and self-esteem in adulthood.. Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
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We’ve just heard that SSOTP will not be renewing their agreement with SSSFT LKS for library services for this financial year. Because of this we will be reviewing our Be Aware bulletins. Sadly we won’t be accepting any new sign-ups from SSOTP staff and will be withdrawing some of the physical healthcare bulletins that we…
The FMR1 premutation, caused by a CGG trinucleotide repeat expansion on the FMR1 gene, has been identified as a genetic risk factor for mood and anxiety disorders. Building on recent studies identifying increased risk for mood and affective disorders in this population, we examined effects of potential protective factors (optimism, religion, hope) on depression and anxiety diagnoses in a prospective, longitudinal cohort. To read the full article, log in using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens details.
Spirituality in Clinical Practice (Nov 29, 2018). DOI:10.1037/scp0000182
Assessment for depression involves ascertaining whether patients meet criteria but also estimating the degree of impairment brought along by the disease, which in turns affects the intensity of treatments suggested. As such, the diagnosis and management of depression is not objective. Openly professing religious faith introduces a layer of subjectivity influencing provider feelings, construed as instant countertransference (CT). The aim of this study was to study the relationship between instant CT and diagnosis and severity assessment in patients professing religious faith versus not.. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
To examine the relationship between nursing staffs’ self‐transcendence and well‐being in long‐term care facilities and to investigated the mediating role of caring behaviors in the aforementioned relationship.. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
Free access. The study replicated and extended previous findings by investigating relationships between positive and negative religious coping and psychological distress in minority older adults.
Academic recognition of the implications of religion/spirituality (R/S) for mental health is increasing, with a growing number of studies involving older adults. The present review provides an overview of these studies, highlighting the influence of R/S on older adults’ mental health and the clinical implications of addressing R/S in the geriatrics and gerontology context.. MPFT staff can use the OVID link, or you can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
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Dr. Earl Creps of the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary publishes his first book. Leadership Network has put together a useful promotion for the book here with flash and audio. Book looks interesting, check out the intro here.
From the page: "Pentecostals need to seriously engage the sciences as Pentecostals, and need to be involved in the science and religion dialogue ... Pentecostal spirituality ... can yield unique insights for the broader science and religion dialogue.
There is growing risk from terrorism following radicalisation of young men. It is unclear whether psychopathology is associated. You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
Spirituality is a complex concept that has different meanings for different people. Spiritual care is a fundamental aspect of nursing and attending to the spiritual needs of patients may improve their health outcomes. This article, the first in a series of three, explores various definitions of spirituality, and the importance of spirituality and spiritual care in healthcare settings. The second article of this series provides an in-depth exploration of the assessment of patients’ spiritual care needs, and the third and final article in this short series discusses spiritual care nursing interventions. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
Psychology of Religion and Spirituality9.1 (Feb 2017): 21-33.
The current study espouses an alternative methodology using an ideologically diverse sample of 4,667 respondents who reported their spirituality levels (i.e., the extent one lives in accordance with one’s self-defined spiritual values) and their mental health levels. The sample predominately included agnostic, atheist, Buddhist, Christian, Jewish, and spiritual nonreligious participants. Multigroup analyses within structural equation models revealed that spirituality held a large relationship strength with mental health for both religious and secular forms of spirituality, even with multiple configurations determining the constituents of the secular group. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Spirituality in Clinical Practice4.2 (Jun 2017): 113-128.
Buddhist counseling is a process of reducing suffering in individuals using wisdom and interventions from Buddhism, which aims to train the human mind to attain a state of equanimity, joy, and liberation. In the last 2,500 years, Buddhism has been a choice of healing method for millions of individuals but little is known about the components of Buddhist counseling from a psychological perspective. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology85.10 (Oct 2017): 937-949.
Objective: People dealing with serious mental illness frequently report turning to religion to help cope with the disorder. However, little is known about how religion impacts commitment to psychotherapy programs for people with schizophrenia and their caregivers. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
This resource aims to help frontline professionals and providers working in community settings and commissioners maintain a holistic approach to the people dying, caring or bereaved.
It provides information to help ensure that commissioning and delivery of services and practice takes account of spiritual needs of the largest 6 faith groups in England and remains appropriate to the community setting in which they work.
Palliative care advocates a holistic, multiprofessional approach to the care of people with life-threatening disease. In addition to the control of physical symptoms attention should also be paid to psychosocial, cultural and spiritual aspects of the patient's experience of illness. Guidance documents and research evidence reflect the complexity of the patient's journey and the need to regularly assess these areas of need over time. Cultural background can shape how patients respond to life-threatening illness, as can the beliefs held by the patients, whether religious or more broadly spiritual. Research evidence shows the importance of identifying and addressing cultural and spiritual aspects of care held by patients, families and staff. These are often neglected in clinical practice due to the focus on biomedical concerns and staff discomfort in engaging with beliefs and culture. Recent studies have highlighted gaps in the research, and some methodological difficulties and indicate many patients welcome healthcare staff enquiring about the importance of their beliefs and culture. Identifying research priorities is necessary to guide future research and strengthen the evidence base. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
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Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy8.3 (May 2016): 375-383.
Objective: Studies have identified spirituality to be a helpful resource for dealing with various types of trauma experiences. This coincides with a heightened focus on the role of spirituality within trauma-related theory (e.g., spiritual coping, meaning-making, and posttraumatic growth). Little remains known, however, about the relationship between trauma and spirituality among people with severe psychiatric disorders. Meanwhile, a high percentage of those with psychiatric disabilities are known to have trauma histories, whereas a majority self-identify as spiritual and/or religious. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
Spirituality in Clinical Practice3.2 (Jun 2016): 73-76.
Over the past 10 years, major changes have occurred in spiritually sensitive clinical practice. During this time there has been increasing “evidence that the mental health professions are warming up to a more routine and explicit focus on spiritual issues” (Hathaway & Ripley, 2009, p. 44). Reflective of this change is a noticeable shift from an awareness of the need to incorporate spirituality in the treatment process, to the need to competently integrate spirituality in everyday practice. Ethical codes for the various mental health professions increasingly require that professionals be sensitive to a client’s religious and spiritual concerns. However, it is not always clear how therapists and other providers are expected to demonstrate such sensitivity. Does it mean that a spiritual history is to be performed? Should religious and spiritual concerns be identified, and these concerns be addressed by the provider? Or, are psychotherapists expected to provide spiritually oriented psychotherapy? This article considers these questions and offer a framework for answering them. It begins by distinguishing 2 types of spiritual care: basic and specialized spiritual care, and reflects on the professional responsibilities associated with each type. Then, it describes efforts to specify clinical competencies and finally identifies some implications of these efforts. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)(journal abstract) To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
Several studies have investigated the relationship between spirituality and health. They claim the need to develop spiritual care to answer patients' spiritual suffering and to promote spiritual well-being. However, the present study critically analyses the following idea: we ought to take care of the spiritual dimension of patients. Does this interest for spirituality not come from healthcare professionals' desire more than from the patients themselves?
To answer this question, we explored the perspectives of individuals with cancer regarding the integration of spirituality in the healthcare setting in one of the major public hospitals of Paris, France.
Results Findings demonstrated that participants do not expect help from the hospital to handle spiritual issues but they wish for their spiritual dimension to be simply recognised as a part of their identity and dignity. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Commentary on:
Skomakerstuen Ødbehr L, Kvigne K, Hauge S, et al. A qualitative study of nurses’ attitudes towards and accommodations of patients’ expressions of religiosity and faith in dementia care. J Adv Nurs 2015;71:359–69.
Implications for practice and research
Nurses and care workers should improve their knowledge of the religiosity and faith of dementia patients.
Spirituality/religiosity (S/R) issues in patient care should be introduced into nursing education and training.
Further research should include a study on how nurses’ religiosity influences the care and fulfilment of spiritual/religious needs of patients. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
Spirituality in Clinical Practice3.1 (Mar 2016): 5-9.
Are religion and spirituality of relevance in psychotherapy? Reasons why they are are addressed and information is shared to illustrate their great importance in many clients’ lives and why they are relevant to the psychotherapy process. Recommendations regarding how psychotherapists advertise their services, informed consent, clinical competence, cultural competence, and boundaries and multiple relationships are provided so that psychotherapists may fulfill their ethical obligations to provide clients with the most relevant and efficacious treatment possible. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - request a copy of the article from the library - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Spirituality in Clinical Practice 3.1 (Mar 2016): 1-4.
As mental health clinicians become more sensitive to the spiritual and religious concerns of clients, they are faced with the challenge of how to best respond to these concerns. Performing a spiritual assessment does not mean that clinicians can or should provide spirituality oriented psychotherapy. Because of the limits of scope of practice, the expectation is that all clinicians will respond in a spiritually sensitive manner when they do not have the requisite training and experience to provide spirituality oriented psychotherapy or other religious or spiritual treatments. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - request a copy of the article from the library - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
This article reports on a study that explored the extent to which contemporary core nursing textbooks support and advocate the provision of spiritual care by nurses. Its findings suggest there is a lack of consistency in the inclusion of spirituality in these texts, and few refer specifically to the need for spiritual assessment tools or referral to chaplains. As more attention is given to patients’ spiritual needs, the guidance given by nursing textbooks needs to be more substantive and consistent. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens details for full text. SSOTP - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you requesting.
To explore existential meaning-making in an ethnic-majority subgroup with mental ill health and to increase knowledge about the importance of gaining access to such information in mental healthcare. Open Access Article