Understanding Preferences for Addressing Spirituality Among Adults Seeking Outpatient Mental Health Care.
J Nerv Ment Dis
; 208(6): 514-516, 2020 06.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32472813
ABSTRACT
Focusing on 472 religiously heterogenous adult patients seeking psychotherapy at a university-based outpatient clinic, this brief report examined (1) these patients' preferences about clinicians appreciating their religion and/or spirituality (R/S) backgrounds (spiritually affirming) and addressing spiritual concerns in treatment (spiritually integrated) and (2) role of demographic factors and psychological functioning in predicting preferences for R/S integration. Analyses revealed that more than half of patients reported moderate or greater importance for spiritually affirming care and one-third hoped to address spiritual issues. Furthermore, these factors emerged as indicators of stronger preferences for R/S integration female sex, racial minority status (African American, Native American), history of marriage (past and present), affiliation to organized religion (Christianity, Islam), and importance placed on R/S. In general, findings suggest that most patients seeking psychotherapy in a university-based clinic in southern Alabama might desire a spiritually affirming approach, and a smaller subset prefer an approach in which R/S is integrated into treatment.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Psychotherapy
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Religion and Psychology
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Spirituality
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Patient Preference
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Mental Disorders
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
J Nerv Ment Dis
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article