Spirituality and the Healthy Mind
Subtitle: Science, Therapy, and the Need for Personal Meaning
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: June 21, 2005
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780195176698
First sentence: People in all cultures seek out meaning beyond the material, usually within the context of religious practice, but when longstanding religious traditions are found to be unfulfilling, marked changes in belief and practice may come about.
Description: "Can the spiritual and the professional, two perspectives that seem different, be reconciled? This book is designed to provide an answer to that question. It draws on recent findings in psychology, neuroscience, and innovative therapies to understand how people express their spiritual needs. It then shows how the mentally ill, substance abusers, and people troubled by a sense that something is missing in their lives can be helped by developing a sense of personal meaning, while still benefiting from contemporary therapy and medications. Finally, it examines shortcomings in both the biomedical and spiritually-oriented approaches."--Jacket.