Review Article
Year: 2023 | Month: March | Volume: 13 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 167-173
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20230316
Integrating Spirituality into Psychotherapy Practice in Mental Health: Ethical Issues, Challenges and Possible Way Out
1Dr Laxmi Narayan Rathore, 2Varsha Kriplani
1Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Medical & Paramedical Sciences, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, India,
2PhD Scholar, Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Medical & Paramedical Sciences, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, India.
Corresponding Author: Dr Laxmi Narayan Rathore
ABSTRACT
Spirituality and Religion are known to co-exist since mankind, though in subtle form. Over time religion has become more prominent where spirituality has taken a subliminal form. However, both are known to influence our mental health to a great deal. Interest in spirituality has grown more rapidly in past few decades. From saints, this concept of spirituality has come down to mental health. People over past few decades have vigorously favoring/advocating incorporation of spirituality into healing process related with psychological issues. Though most of our clients that come to psycho-therapeutic help have religious or spiritual inclination and from the outset it appears that they would benefit when their spiritual needs /issues will be addressed by the therapist along with their clinical issue. However, existing literature does points out various ethical concerns and challenges related with incorporation of spirituality in mainframe psycho-therapeutic process.
Key words: [Spirituality, Psychotherapy, Mental Disorders, Religion, Spiritual Integration, Ethics] .