Bringing Religion and Spirituality into Psychiatric Treatment

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Radio Archive, Episode 1735 , Segment 5

Episode: Deep Kindness, Native Americans and Polynesians, Harry Burn

Nov 19, 2021 9:00 pm
15:52 mins

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.

Other Segments

Other Segments

It’s Not Enough to Be Nice. Let’s Work on Being Deeply Kind.

19 MINS

When was the last time you did something intentionally kind?

The Genetic Link between Polynesians and Native South Americans

17 MINS

How did the tiny islands in the Pacific Ocean become populated?

The Tennessee Mother’s Letter that Pushed the 19th Amendment Over the Finish Line

15 MINS

Harry Burn was going to vote against ratifying the 19th Amendment in Tennessee. But his mother changed his mind.

The First Hip-Hop Ambassador for the US State Department

21 MINS

The US has representatives from many different music genres—including jazz, gospel, bluegrass, and more.

Monterey Bay’s Upcoming Deep Sea Exhibit

15 MINS

The deep sea is full of strange, other-worldly creatures that most of us only ever get to see via photo or video. The Monterey Bay Aquarium hopes to change that.