Theology and Science of Mental Health and Well-Being

The approach to mental health and well-being taken here illustrates the complementary perspectives approach and assumes that there are useful and intersecting contributions from science (including medicine) and from religion and spirituality. What counts as poor mental well-being depends on the inte...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Watts, Fraser N. 1946- (Συγγραφέας)
Τύπος μέσου: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο
Γλώσσα:Αγγλικά
Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Έκδοση: [2018]
Στο/Στη: Zygon
Έτος: 2018, Τόμος: 53, Τεύχος: 2, Σελίδες: 336-355
Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών:B Νευροεπιστήμες / Ευεξία / Ψυχική υγεία / Θεολογία (μοτίβο)
Σημειογραφίες IxTheo:AB Φιλοσοφία της θρησκείας, Κριτική της θρησκείας, Αθεϊσμός
ΑΕ Ψυχολογία της θρησκείας
FA Θεολογία
ZD Ψυχολογία
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά:B Psychosis
B Spirituality
B Κατάθλιψη (μοτίβο)
B Well-being
B Mental Health
B Psychiatry
B sense of presence
Διαθέσιμο Online: Volltext (Publisher)
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Σύνοψη:The approach to mental health and well-being taken here illustrates the complementary perspectives approach and assumes that there are useful and intersecting contributions from science (including medicine) and from religion and spirituality. What counts as poor mental well-being depends on the interaction of relatively objective criteria with culturally contingent value judgments. I then discuss theological perspectives on depression, including a consideration of sources of hope and tolerance of dysphoria, and argue that depression can be part of a spiritual journey. I then look at the relationship between psychosis and religion, including the work of Isabel Clarke, arguing that a spiritual approach to psychosis can complement a medical approach. Finally, I present a pastoral case study illustrating the interface between neurological and spiritual aspects of the sense of presence. A religious perspective can challenge and complement current assumptions about mental health in a potentially fruitful way.
ISSN:1467-9744
Περιλαμβάνει:Enthalten in: Zygon
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/zygo.12412