2011
DOI: 10.1192/s1749367600002587
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The contribution of faith-based health organisations to public health

Abstract: Religiousness and spirituality are recognised as important factors to consider in both health services research and clinical practice. A large and growing number of studies have examined the relationship between, for example, religiousness and spirituality and physical and mental health, and many of these point to a positive relationship between them. Increased psychological well-being, lower prevalence of depression, substance misuse and suicidal ideation, as well as better physical health, are reported in th… Show more

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“…These AEs may be indicative of mental disorder or constitute non-pathological and even beneficial experiences [10][11][12][13][14][15] . Given the individuals studied sought help to deal with psychic experiences, it is useful to compare the profile of this sample against patients of community-based mental health units.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…These AEs may be indicative of mental disorder or constitute non-pathological and even beneficial experiences [10][11][12][13][14][15] . Given the individuals studied sought help to deal with psychic experiences, it is useful to compare the profile of this sample against patients of community-based mental health units.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Mediumship can be defined as a group of experiences in which an individual (the medium) claims to be in contact with or under the control of a personality of a deceased individual or other immaterial entity 10 . Spiritism, akin to other religions worldwide, represents an important yet understudied provider of mental healthcare 11,12 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…E a qualidade de vida (QV) dos sujeitos mostrou menor média em QV psicológica (61,1 ± 19,4) e maior em QV física (67,1 ± 18,2). 25,26 .…”
Section: Características De Personalidade Religiosidade E Qualidade unclassified
“…Mas, por outro lado, mais de 40% dos que buscaram ajuda nos centros espíritas não se declararam espíritas, mas de outras religiões, principalmente catolicismo, umbanda e religiões afro-brasileiras. Esse pode ser entendido como um reflexo do sincretismo religioso da população brasileira 33 e do papel que os grupos espíritas têm no oferecimento de cuidados em saúde no Brasil 25 . A ausência da religião Protestante poderia ser explicada por um maior distanciamento entre essas religiões e o espiritismo no Brasil (Tabela 2).…”
Section: Características De Religiosidade (P-durel)unclassified
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