Abstract
to understand how religiosity can influence the health of individuals diagnosed with mental disorders, based on comprehensive care. this is an integrative literature review, with the inclusion of articles in Portuguese, English and Spanish, between 2010 and 2018. the critical analysis and qualitative synthesis of the 24 selected studies were categorized into two subtopics: The influence of religiosity in promoting comprehensive mental health care; Mental health versus religiosity: influencing conditions for effective access to comprehensive care. a positive influence of religiosity was identified in the lives of individuals diagnosed with mental disorders; however, evidence shows that health teams do not feel comfortable and prepared to work with religiosity as an expression of spirituality. This being one of the dimensional aspects of health, it can be inferred, on the results, the existence of this gap in the comprehensive care approach.
Highlights
First of all, it should be noted that, the words spirituality and religiosity are often used interchangeably, they have different meanings
The influence of religiosity in promoting comprehensive mental health care This integrative review revealed that religious influence has long been associated with a better quality of life, the most recent discussion is how religiosity can exert such influence
Studies that affirm a positive association between religion and mental health were identified, revealing that individuals who attend meetings of religious groups have a 5% higher probability of reporting psychological well-being(17)
Summary
It should be noted that, the words spirituality and religiosity are often used interchangeably, they have different meanings. In an interview about the meaning of life, the Buddhist Lama Michel Rinpoche discusses spirituality as a necessity, something we need to make sense of our existence, understanding each being as unique and subjective, constituted of a body, but of an internal reality as important as the external, both interconnected and in sync. In this perspective, spirituality is the inner process of transformation and religion is the method that someone creates to reach this process of transformation. Religiosity can offer guidelines for man’s behavior, interfering with suicidal thoughts, influencing self-destructive tendencies and stimulating strategies for coping with daily adversities(4)
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