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A Matter of Faith Religion and Mental Health

A Matter of Faith Religion and Mental Health COMMENT AR Y S. W. Sykes A Matter of Faith: Religion Professor of Theology, University of Durham, and Principal of and St John’s College, Durham Mental Health he central thesis of this article is that there can and should formulating conceptions of a general order of existence and (4) be a fruitful relationship between professionals in the field of mental clothing these conceptions with such an aura of factuality that (5) health on the one hand and faith communities on the other. There the moods and are, however, complex issues to be tackled on both sides, which motivations seem uniquely realistic’ (Geertz, 1966). require careful thought and some reorientation of attitudes, if misun- derstandings and prejudices are to be removed. There is evidence Several phrases in this definition are important in relation to mental both that health. A religious person is the subject of ‘powerful, pervasive and long-lasting moods and motivations’. Under conditions of mental ill- ‘some mental health services are insensitive to ness these may be disrupted or radically changed. ‘A general order the religious or spiritual needs of service users of existence’ has been believed in which may be seriously chal- or interpret religious experience as a http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Public Mental Health Emerald Publishing

A Matter of Faith Religion and Mental Health

Sykes, S.
Journal of Public Mental Health , Volume 2 (2): 3 – Feb 1, 2000
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COMMENT AR Y S. W. Sykes A Matter of Faith: Religion Professor of Theology, University of Durham, and Principal of and St John’s College, Durham Mental Health he central thesis of this article is that there can and should formulating conceptions of a general order of existence and (4) be a fruitful relationship between professionals in the field of mental clothing these conceptions with such an aura of factuality that (5) health on the one hand and faith communities on the other. There the moods and are, however, complex issues to be tackled on both sides, which motivations seem uniquely realistic’ (Geertz, 1966). require careful thought and some reorientation of attitudes, if misun- derstandings and prejudices are to be removed. There is evidence Several phrases in this definition are important in relation to mental both that health. A religious person is the subject of ‘powerful, pervasive and long-lasting moods and motivations’. Under conditions of mental ill- ‘some mental health services are insensitive to ness these may be disrupted or radically changed. ‘A general order the religious or spiritual needs of service users of existence’ has been believed in which may be seriously chal- or interpret religious experience as a

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Journal of Public Mental Health – Emerald Publishing

Published: Feb 1, 2000

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