Volume : V, Issue : V, May - 2015

SPIRITUALITY AND MENTAL HEALTH : CURRENT PERSPECTIVES

Priyanka Suryawanshi, Anup Bharati, Avinash De Sousa

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Spirituality and mental health are inter–related. This short commentary looks at the current perspectives  on the relationship between spirituality and mental health and factors connected with the two. A few  basic concepts regarding the definition and scope of spirituality and religion are discussed followed by an elucidation  of the positive benefits of spirituality. This is then followed by a section of important studies that demonstrate that spirituality benefits mental health. The negative effects of spirituality on mental health though few have been documented  and discussed. The paper concludes with methods and simple guidelines to include spirituality into daily clinical mental  health practice.

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Priyanka Suryawanshi, Anup Bharati, Avinash De Sousa SPIRITUALITY AND MENTAL HEALTH : CURRENT PERSPECTIVES Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 5 May 2015

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