Introduction. 1. What is spirituality? 2. The neglect of the spiritual. 3. Spirituality and mental health care: Exploring the literature. 4. Living with meaninglessness: The lived experience of spirituality in the context of depression. 5. Enabling spiritual healing: Developing an understanding of spiritual care. Conclusion. References. Index.
Establishes a connection between mental wellbeing and spirituality to provide guidance for people working in mental health
John Swinton is the current Editor of Contact. He is Lecturer in Practical Theology at the University of Aberdeen and a minister in the Church of Scotland.
The author of this timely study, who comes from a background in
psychiatric nursing and hospital chaplaincy, is currently a
lecturer in Practical Theology at Aberdeen. His achievement is to
have written a practical and in part evidence-based study of the
spiritual aspects of psychiatric practice, both as they are and as
they might become. Whatever our own beliefs, we can afford no
longer to neglect the spiritual dimension of our patients'
suffering. This information-rich and clearly written book charts
relatively unknown territory with which we urgently need to become
much more familiar.
*The Scientific and Medical Network Review*
Please do not be put off by the rather lengthy title of this
interesting book, it is an easy read with a lot of food for
thought, on a subject that Society often takes for granted - namely
the need for a sense of direction in one's life, and the connection
between innate spirituality.
If you are working with clients who have mental problems, this book
will help guide and inform you if you are not (and I am not) then
this book will provide you with a voyage of self awareness.
*Child Care Team Manchester Rochdale MBC*
Spirituality in nursing has been sidelined for generations - being
reduced largely to ascertaining the patient's religion then
informing the nearest chaplain. This book makes a very strong case
for the relevance of a deeper knowledge and skills base in the
field of spirituality for nurses and other health care
practitioners as an integral aspect of holistic care. It offers
much theoretical and practical advice (e.g. giving examples of
specific mental health problems such as depression and
schizophrenia and suggestions for tools for spiritual assessment).
It ought to be used as a core text for those who encounter people
with mental health problems and who wish (ought) to embrace
spirituality in everyday care.
*Accident and Emergency Nursing*
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