Psychiatry and religion circa 1978: Analysis of a decade, part II

Spirituality and Counselor Competence: A National Survey of American Counseling Association Members

“…Until recently, many mental health professionals neglected issues related to religion and spirituality in their work with clients (Bergin, 1980(Bergin, , 1983Frame, 2003;Henning & Tirrell, 1982;Hodge, 2001;Richards & Bergin, 1997;Schulte, Skinner, & Claiborn, 2002;Slife, Hope, & Nebeker, 1999;Zinnbauer & Pargament, 2000). Part of the explanation for excluding religion and spirituality from clinical work came from the conflict between the scientific, objective perspective of psychology and the transcendent, subjective aspects of religion (Burke et al, 1999;Lovinger, 1984;Pattison, 1978;Prest & Keller, 1993;Rayburn, 1985;Reisner & Lawson, 1992;Wallwork & Wallwork, 1990). The influence of Freud and, more recently, theorists such as Ellis and Skinner on psychology and the issues of separation of church and state in American politics and culture (Frame, 2003;Myers & Williard, 2003) also contributed to the chasm between counseling on the one hand and religion and spirituality on the other.…”

Spiritual and Religious Competencies: A National Survey of CACREP‐Accredited Programs

“…Some believe they are unequipped to deal with clients' spiritual or religious beliefs and practices because they have not received training in this area (Collins, Hurst, & Jacobson, 1987;Genia, 1994;Shafranske & Malony, 1990). Others are skeptical about religion and spirituality because of the conflict between the scientific, objective perspective of psychology and the transcendent, subjective aspects of religion and spirituality (Lovinger, 1984;Pattison, 1978;Prest & Keller, 1993;Rayburn, 1985;Wallwork & Wallwork, 1990). Still others believe that religion and spirituality are best discussed only within an ecclesiastical setting (Thayne, 1997).…”

Psychiatry, a Secular Discipline in a Postsecular World? A Review

“…The article by Murken is part of an invited essay (Khalili et al 2002) and, here, is referred to as Murken 2002. Pattison (1978aPattison ( , 1978b, Carr (2000), and Murken (2002) also represent a diversion in the year of publication. The literature matrix (Table 2) includes the name(s) of the author(s), title of the article, journal, and geographical origin.…”

“…In the end, 13 articles were included ( Table 2). The article by Pattison (Pattison 1978a) is the first part of two linked articles. The second article was also retrieved and they are considered here as one article.…”