The Unforeseen Relationship Between Spirituality and Psychiatric Medication: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study
In the last 30 years there has been a simultaneous rise in psychiatric medication use and in the numbers of people seeking to address spiritual issues in mental health treatment. To date, there is little research into perceptions of how these two factors interact. This study explores the interrelati...
| Published in: | Journal of spirituality in mental health |
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| Authors: | ; ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
[2018]
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| In: |
Journal of spirituality in mental health
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion CB Christian life; spirituality ZD Psychology |
| Further subjects: | B
Spirituality
B nonpharmacological factors B Hermeneutic phenomenology B side effects B Recovery B psychiatric medication |
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| Summary: | In the last 30 years there has been a simultaneous rise in psychiatric medication use and in the numbers of people seeking to address spiritual issues in mental health treatment. To date, there is little research into perceptions of how these two factors interact. This study explores the interrelationship between spirituality and psychiatric medication, and its impact on the journey toward recovery. The concept of spiritual side effects (SSE) is introduced. Broadly speaking, SSE were experienced as either spiritually helpful or spiritually harmful. The findings suggest that some people are engaging spiritually with their prescriptions in critical ways that shape treatment outcomes. |
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| ISSN: | 1934-9645 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of spirituality in mental health
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/19349637.2017.1297692 |