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C O M M E N T A R Y S. W. Sykes Professor of Theology, University of Durham, and Principal of St Johnâs College, Durham he central thesis of this article is that there can and should be a fruitful relationship between professionals in the ï¬eld of mental health on the one hand and faith communities on the other. There are, however, complex issues to be tackled on both sides, which require careful thought and some reorientation of attitudes, if misunderstandings and prejudices are to be removed. There is evidence both that âsome mental health services are insensitive to the religious or spiritual needs of service users or interpret religious experience as a symptom of illnessâ (Friedli, 1999) and also, as the author notes, attitudes towards people with mental illness have been ambivalent or contradictory in the faith communities. The author raises many issues arising from recently improved relationships between mental health professionals and the faith communities. In this commentary I propose to focus on the âspiritual needsâ of people who have a mental health difï¬culty. How and to what extent are they understood? The author observes, rightly, that the role of religious beliefs has often been
Journal of Public Mental Health – Pier Professional
Published: May 1, 2000
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