Research in the field of “Spirituality and Health” has been growing, with spirituality/
religiousness (S/R) being consistently related to both physical and mental health. The …

Mental health treatments can be more effective when they align with the culture of the client
and when therapists demonstrate multicultural competence. We summarize relevant …

Background. Despite the extensive literature assessing associations between
religiosity/spirituality and health, few studies have investigated the clinical applicability of …

Interpersonal trauma is pervasive globally and may result in long-term consequences
physically, cognitively, behaviorally, socially, and spiritually (Bryant-Davis, 2005b). One of …

Many clients highly value religious and spiritual (R/S) commitments, and many
psychotherapists have accommodated secular treatments to R/S perspectives. We meta …

3 clients to 'defer'to their therapists (Rennie, 1998 see Box 7.2) means that an anonymous,
independent examination can sometimes give a more accurate and reliable picture. In this …

Depressive symptoms and religious/spiritual (R/S) practices are widespread around the
world, but their intersection has received relatively little attention from mainstream mental …

Crises can be viewed through a spiritual lens as threats, challenges, losses, or opportunities
for the growth of whatever the individual may hold sacred. In coming to terms with trauma …

Intervention studies have found that psychotherapeutic interventions that explicitly integrate
clients' spiritual and religious beliefs in therapy are as effective, if not more so, in reducing …

The role of religion and spirituality in psychotherapy has received growing attention in the
last two decades, with a focus on understanding the ways that religion and spirituality relate …