Bringing Religion and Spirituality into Psychiatric Treatment

Bringing Religion and Spirituality into Psychiatric TreatmentTop of Mind with Julie Rose • Season 1, Episode 1735, Segment 5

Nov 19, 2021 • 16m

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.

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