2011
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-011-9505-5
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Religion and the DSM: From Pathology to Possibilities

Abstract: Many individuals seeking psychological services refer to their religious or spiritual beliefs during treatment (Shafranske and Maloney in Psychotherapy 27: 72-78, 1990). Although psychology has consistently pathologized religion and/or spirituality in the past, it is vital that clinicians understand their impact on diagnosis and treatment. The evolution of the DSM, as explored in this manuscript, is evidence of continued attempts to expand clinicians' religious and/or spiritual sensitivity. In order for religi… Show more

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“…[55][56][57] It is also interesting to note that research indicates that many psychiatric patients have a significant interest in incorporating spirituality as part of their care, but several health professionals discount spiritual approaches due to their assumption that objective scientific understandings are incompatible with spiritual practices. [58][59][60] Understanding what first-and third-person perspectives represent can additionally illuminate various conceptual dilemmas that are currently facing research into consciousness. Scientists have used various third-person empirical approaches to understand consciousness, 13,25,42,61 and although such approaches have led to theories that may have practical applications, these understandings are limited in perceiving firstperson conscious experiences -by considering first-person experiences, scientists may better formulate research questions related to consciousness, where such questions can d It can be noted here that several researchers including the physicist Richard Henry, philosopher George Berkeley, and the mathematician Sir James Jeans have indicated the "mental/spiritual" aspect of our firstperson experiences.…”
Section: Bringing Clarity To Mental Health Carementioning
confidence: 99%
“…[55][56][57] It is also interesting to note that research indicates that many psychiatric patients have a significant interest in incorporating spirituality as part of their care, but several health professionals discount spiritual approaches due to their assumption that objective scientific understandings are incompatible with spiritual practices. [58][59][60] Understanding what first-and third-person perspectives represent can additionally illuminate various conceptual dilemmas that are currently facing research into consciousness. Scientists have used various third-person empirical approaches to understand consciousness, 13,25,42,61 and although such approaches have led to theories that may have practical applications, these understandings are limited in perceiving firstperson conscious experiences -by considering first-person experiences, scientists may better formulate research questions related to consciousness, where such questions can d It can be noted here that several researchers including the physicist Richard Henry, philosopher George Berkeley, and the mathematician Sir James Jeans have indicated the "mental/spiritual" aspect of our firstperson experiences.…”
Section: Bringing Clarity To Mental Health Carementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Nestes, foi destacado o aspecto espiritual/religioso de algumas populações e como essas características influenciam hábitos e costumes, levantando, também, a necessidade de sensibilização de minorias étnicas e enunciando a importância de não julgar a veracidade ou contestar possíveis crenças (Abu-Raiya & Pargament, 2010;Aten et al, 2010;Ciclitira & Foster, 2012;Daniels & Fitzpatrick, 2013;Zajde, 2011). Essa realidade vai ao encontro do fato de que cada vez mais a R/E vem sendo percebida como parte do processo cultural e, se bem interpretada e avaliada, pode fornecer informações essenciais para a compreensão de questões atuais do paciente/cliente, como métodos para tratá-lo adequadamente (Allmon, 2013). Nesse sentido, estudos com populações mulçumanas e latinas, além de outras, representaram muito bem a caracterização, influência e destaque que a R/E ganha na vida desses sujeitos, denunciando a importância de se evitar estereótipos, generalizações ou uma visão simplista (Abu-Raiya & Pargament, 2010).…”
Section: Categoria 2: Aspectos Culturais Da R/e E a Prática Clínicaunclassified
“…Embora alguns estudos coloquem como essencial o questionamento acerca da R/E do paciente/cliente, por exemplo, durante a anamnese (Lucchetti et al, 2010), seguindo protocolos internacionais (Allmon, 2013), a maioria das produções destaca a necessidade de abrir espaço para essa dimensão, o que não equivale a incentivar que o relato seja orientado para a R/E. Mostrar-se aberto e poroso a essa temática significa estar preparado, com uma VF Cunha & F Scorsolini-Comin escuta que também pode se colocar à disposição de outras demandas e aspectos, a depender da queixa do cliente, sua história e evolução clínica.…”
Section: Categoria 2: Aspectos Culturais Da R/e E a Prática Clínicaunclassified
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“…Furthermore, many mental health educational programs inconsistently address topics of religion and spirituality (Cashwell and Young 2014;Dobmeier and Reiner 2012;Hage et al 2006;Oxhandler and Parrish 2018;Post and Wade 2009;Walker et al 2004;Vieten et al 2016;Young et al 2007). One consequence, among many, of the lack of education, is that there is evidence to support the claim that counselors tend to psychopathologize religious or spiritual beliefs and practices they are not familiar with (Allmon 2013;O'Connor and Vandenberg 2005). For example, if a client reports a mystical experience (i.e., a Christian feels a sense of oneness or union with God or a Hindu experience that Atman is Brahman, or that the self/soul is identical with the eternal, absolute being), a clinician could pathologize it as a hallucination or a symptom of psychosis.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%