Meeting abstract
SPIRITUALITY AND MENTAL HEALTH
Lucija Bagarić Krakan
; Association of people’s health “Andrija Štampar”, Rockfellerova 4, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Department of Psychiatry. Kišpatićeva 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Marija Bošković
; NPB „Dr. Ivan Barbot, Popovača“, Jelengradska 1, 44317 Popovača, Croatia
Abstract
It is shown that spirituality has a positive effect on mental health, which shows more than 2500 scientific publication of the last few years. Due to this fact, "World Psychiatric Association" WPA brings document entitled "WPA Position Statement on Spirituality and Religion and Psychiatry" where stress the importance of religious and / or spiritual dimensions of individuals in everyday clinical practice. „WPA included "religion and spirituality" as a part of the “Core Training Curriculum for Psychiatry.“
According to scientific research has shown that spirituality is associated with a lower risk of suicide, depression and addictions. It has a positive effect on the recovery and prevention of depressive symptoms. Except to mental health, spirituality positively affects the physical health, in terms of regulating blood pressure and pulse.
The man is a comprehensive individual of mental, physical, social and spiritual dimensions. We have to approach him respecting all four dimensions, not avoiding this spiritual, which is in recent scientific literature proven discovery.
Keywords
spirituality; mental health; depression; WPA
Hrčak ID:
173793
URI
Publication date:
16.12.2016.
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