Can jinn be a tonic? The therapeutic value of spirit-related beliefs, practices and experiences

Scrutton, Anastasia Philippa

doi:10.4013/fsu.2016.172.12

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“…Philosophers applying Miranda Fricker's concept of epistemic injustice to psychiatry have focused on two key forms of injustice experienced by people with severe mental illness. [13][14][15] Testimonial injustice is where a patient's testimony is not believed, found credible or sufficiently taken into account. Contributory injustice is where the epistemic resources needed to make sense of a marginalised individual's experience exist within the marginalised group but are not shared by the dominant group.…”

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Spiritually significant hallucinations: a patient-centred approach to tackle epistemic injustice

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Summary This article uses three fictitious case vignettes to raise questions and educate on how clinicians can appropriately approach patients experiencing spiritually significant hallucinations. Religious hallucinations are common but are not pathognomonic of mental illness. They are often intimate experiences for the patient that raise complex questions about psychopathology for clinicians. When assessing a patient with religious hallucinations it is important that clinicians hold at the centre that person's personal experience and create a safe space in which they are listened to and epistemic injustices are avoided. Involvement of chaplaincy services is important not just to support the patient but also to ensure that as clinicians we seek support in understanding the religious nature of these experiences.

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Section: Epistemic Injusticementioning

confidence: 99%

Spiritually significant hallucinations: a patient-centred approach to tackle epistemic injustice

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“…As Tasia Scrutton (2016) observes, both the general public and psychiatrists can be guilty of pathologizing by attributing or diagnosing a mental disorder purely based on hearing voices.…”

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Benign and Pathological Religious Experience

Porcher

2022

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In this paper, I draw on phenomenological analyses of religious voice-hearing and related experiences to elucidate the role of phenomenology in discerning benign from pathological religious experience. First, I present phenomenological discontinuities between cases of benign and pathological voice-hearing by drawing on a study of first-person accounts of voice-hearers within the Pentecostal movement which evinces that voice-hearing is not inherently pathological. Second, I introduce the epidemiological continuity of psychotic-like phenomena by drawing on a study of the contextual and responsive differences between clinical and non-clinical voice-hearers which point to the contexts wherein voice-hearing does not lead to pathology. Third, I present a successful case where the meaning of the anomalous experiences is validated and normalized by drawing on studies of mediumistic experience which illuminate its therapeutic benefits. Finally, I argue that failing to take the voice-hearer’s lived experience into account in the diagnostic moment can result in the pathologization of benign experiences.

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Nonordinary Experiences, Well-being and Mental Health: A Systematic Review of the Evidence and Recommendations for Future Research

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Throughout history, people have reported nonordinary experiences (NOEs) such as feelings of oneness with the universe and hearing voices. Although these experiences form the basis of several spiritual and religious traditions, experiencing NOEs may create stress and uncertainty among those who experience such events. To provide a more systematic overview of the research linking NOEs with mental health, we present a systematic review of studies focusing on NOEs, wellbeing and mental health indicators. In a search of ProQuest and PsycInfo, we identified 725 references, of which 157 reported empirical data and were included in our review. Overall, the studies reviewed suggest that the relationship between NOEs and mental health is complex, varying according to a series of psychological and social factors. In particular, they suggest that appraisal processes play a fundamental role in the mental health outcomes of these experiences.However, we also highlight important methodological challenges such as the conceptual overlap between NOEs and well-being or psychopathological constructs, the conflation between experiences and appraisal processes in the assessment procedure, and the need for clearer assessment of the duration, controllability, impact on daily functioning and general context of the experiences. We provide a qualitative summary of empirical evidence and main themes of research, and make recommendations for future investigation.

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Can jinn be a tonic? The therapeutic value of spirit-related beliefs, practices and experiences

Cited by 3 publications

References 26 publications

Spiritually significant hallucinations: a patient-centred approach to tackle epistemic injustice

Spiritually significant hallucinations: a patient-centred approach to tackle epistemic injustice

Benign and Pathological Religious Experience

Nonordinary Experiences, Well-being and Mental Health: A Systematic Review of the Evidence and Recommendations for Future Research

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