Title: How Spiritual Health Affects Mental and Physical Wellbeing
Headings: How Spiritual Health Affects Mental and Physical Wellbeing
How Spiritual Health Affects Mental and Physical Wellbeing
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Content: Spirituality and Treating Mental Health Disorders
For centuries, people thought that adherence to religion was a form of mental illness. But as one review of spirituality and mental health studies elaborated, recent research supports religion and spirituality as sources of stress reduction and positive coping strategies. Psychiatrists recognize that spirituality is an integral part of patients’ lives, and therefore, their recovery. According to the paper on spirituality, mental health has two dimensions: absence of mental illness, and presence of a well-adjusted personality. Spirituality addresses many aspects of adjustment in daily life, with many of these elements buried deep in our subconscious minds. One study involved 226 patients who received care and rehabilitation for alcohol dependence, where people who reported spirituality had better outcomes with maintaining abstinence from alcohol. Another study showed that patients with schizophrenia who spent more time engaging in religious activities faced better prognoses than those who were nonreligious. These studies all reinforce the fact that spirituality has a complex impact on mental health, and regular spirituality practices can help mitigate the effects of mental disorders. Particularly for people with a family his