TITLE:
Religiosity/Spirituality and Mental Health: Psychiatric Staff’s Attitudes and Behaviors
AUTHORS:
Eunmi Lee, Anne Zahn, Klaus Baumann
KEYWORDS:
Religiosity, Spirituality, Mental Health, Psychiatrists, Nurses, Germany
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.2 No.11,
November
24,
2014
ABSTRACT:
Along with the bio-psycho-social model in patient-centered
care, religiosity/spirituality (ReS) receives increasing attention from
medical communities. Correspondingly, healthcare professionals’ perspectives
and their attitudes towards ReS receive increased attention, as their attitudes
play a crucial role in the therapeutic process. In this context a nationwide
study was conducted at Ger- man university hospitals and confessional clinics
to find out what kind of attitudes psychiatrists and nurses have towards ReS in
clinical settings. The respondents generally regarded dealing with religious/spiritual
issues as appropriate, and also rated themselves to be ready to integrate ReS
into therapies. Otherwise, most of the respondents underlined professional
neutrality as preventing factor for an integration.