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This chapter illustrates an example of “spiritually integrated psychotherapy” by drawing on a case from the first author’s practice. The chapter also includes a discussion of how research literature may be applied to a particular clinical situation in specific moments and over time. The case is supplemented by literature from religious studies to address the positive and negative aspects of religiosity on a larger scale. The chapter ends with some early work on the personal consequences of sanctification of professional activities for the professional.
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Lomax, J.W., Carlin, N. (2019). Spirituality in Psychiatric Care: An Example of Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy. In: Lucchetti, G., Prieto Peres, M.F., Damiano, R.F. (eds) Spirituality, Religiousness and Health. Religion, Spirituality and Health: A Social Scientific Approach, vol 4. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21221-6_11
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