@article{ref1,
title="Against the Stream: Religion and mental health - the case for the inclusion of religion and spirituality into psychiatric care",
journal="BJPsych bulletin",
year="2018",
author="Dein, S.",
volume="42",
number="3",
pages="127-129",
abstract="This paper argues for the inclusion of religion and spirituality in psychiatric care. After discussing the antagonism of psychiatrists and psychologists to religion, I present a critical overview of studies examining the relationships between spirituality, religion and diverse aspects of mental health: depression, suicide, anxiety, delinquency, drug abuse and schizophrenia. The need to assesses the impact of religion in different faith groups is discussed. Measures of religious coping, both positive and negative, may provide a more accurate portrayal as to how individuals deploy religion in their lives than global measures such as belief and attendance. I highlight the fact that there is a dearth of research on ritual, prayer and other aspects of religious experience. While many studies demonstrate positive effects of religion on mental health, others find detrimental effects. Finally I examine the clinical implications of these findings. © The Author 2018.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2056-4694",
doi="10.1192/bjb.2017.13",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2017.13"
}