The experiences of spirituality among adults with mental health difficulties: a qualitative systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Despite an increasing awareness of the importance of spirituality in mental health contexts, a 'religiosity gap' exists in the difference in the value placed on spirituality and religion by professionals compared with service users. This may be due to a lack of understanding about the complex ways people connect with spirituality within contemporary society and mental health contexts, and can result in people's spiritual needs being neglected, dismissed or pathologised within clinical practice. The aim of this qualitative systematic review is to characterise the experiences of spirituality among adults with mental health difficulties in published qualitative research.

Methods

An electronic search of seven databases was conducted along with forward and backward citation

SUBMITTER: Milner K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8061134 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature