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- Spirituality and Psychiatry
- Spirituality and Psychiatry
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Boxes
- Contributors
- Foreword to the Second Edition
- Foreword to the First Edition
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Acknowledgements
- The Spirituality and Psychiatry Special Interest Group of the Royal College of Psychiatrists: A Personal Reflection
- Chapter 1 Spirituality and Religion in Psychiatry
- Chapter 2 Spiritual Assessment
- Chapter 3 Psychosis
- Chapter 4 Suicide
- Chapter 5 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Chapter 6 Psychotherapy
- Chapter 7 Intellectual Disability
- Chapter 8 Substance Misuse and Addiction
- Chapter 9 Common Mental Disorders
- Chapter 10 Forensic Psychiatry
- Chapter 11 Meditation, Prayer and Healing
- Chapter 12 Religion and Spirituality in the DSM and ICD
- Chapter 13 Spiritual Care in the NHS
- Chapter 14 Spiritual and Religious Interventions
- Chapter 15 The Patient Perspective
- Chapter 16 Religion and Religious Experience
- Chapter 17 Pathological Spirituality
- Chapter 18 Ageing
- Glossary
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Chapter 2 - Spiritual Assessment
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 October 2022
- Spirituality and Psychiatry
- Spirituality and Psychiatry
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Boxes
- Contributors
- Foreword to the Second Edition
- Foreword to the First Edition
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Acknowledgements
- The Spirituality and Psychiatry Special Interest Group of the Royal College of Psychiatrists: A Personal Reflection
- Chapter 1 Spirituality and Religion in Psychiatry
- Chapter 2 Spiritual Assessment
- Chapter 3 Psychosis
- Chapter 4 Suicide
- Chapter 5 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Chapter 6 Psychotherapy
- Chapter 7 Intellectual Disability
- Chapter 8 Substance Misuse and Addiction
- Chapter 9 Common Mental Disorders
- Chapter 10 Forensic Psychiatry
- Chapter 11 Meditation, Prayer and Healing
- Chapter 12 Religion and Spirituality in the DSM and ICD
- Chapter 13 Spiritual Care in the NHS
- Chapter 14 Spiritual and Religious Interventions
- Chapter 15 The Patient Perspective
- Chapter 16 Religion and Religious Experience
- Chapter 17 Pathological Spirituality
- Chapter 18 Ageing
- Glossary
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Summary
This chapter discusses why a spiritual assessment is necessary when planning a patient’s mental health care and treatment. It considers the following reasons why psychiatric patients’ spiritual needs should be addressed: (1) the role of spirituality in helping people to stay well, which aligns with the current strengths-based approach to care; (2) patient/carer demand; and (3) increasing research evidence of a positive link between spirituality and mental health. The various approaches to spiritual assessment are described, including the initial brief screening, the spiritual history and the more in-depth assessment that may need to be undertaken by a chaplain or therapist. Tools relevant to each approach are presented before considering what happens after the assessment. Finally, some of the challenges associated with spiritual assessment are discussed, such as documenting/sharing information about spiritual issues, conflict between clinician and patient worldviews, and clinician discomfort/lack of preparedness. Links to educational resources are provided.
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- Spirituality and Psychiatry , pp. 23 - 48Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022
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