Spiritual Health

Spiritual Health

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Season 1, Episode 1609 , Segment 2

Hip-Hop Ambassador, Spiritual Health, Deep Sea Aquarium

Episode: Hip-Hop Ambassador, Spiritual Health, Deep Sea Aquarium

  • May 28, 2021 8:00 pm
  • 15:52

Treatment for people experiencing severe mental distress in hospitals typically ignores a patient’s spiritual or religious beliefs. For many people, religious beliefs are a source of strength in coping with emotional distress or mental health problems. For others, those beliefs exacerbate the problem. Either way, ignoring spirituality doesn't make a lot of sense according to psychologist David Rosmarin. He's developed a program called SPIRIT that's been tested with patients at McLean Psychiatric Hospital. (Originally aired January 13th, 2020)