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Evidence links religion and spirituality (R/S) with key mental health domains including prevalence, diagnosis, treatment engagement, outcomes, prevention, quality of life, and wellbeing, while also noting potential harms such as treatment refusal and negative religious coping. The statement calls for routine, person-centered inquiry into patients’ beliefs, education in evidence-based R/S integration, continued professional development, and further diverse clinical research. 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In recent decades, there has been increasing public and academic awareness of the relevance of spirituality and religion to health issues. Systematic reviews of the academic literature have identified more than 3,000 empirical studies investigating the relationship between religion/ spirituality (R/S) and health3,4 .  \nIn the field of mental disorders, it has been shown that R/S has significant implications for prevalence (especially depressive and substance use disorders), diagnosis (e.g., differentiation between spiritual experiences and mental disorders), treatment (e.g., help seeking behavior, compliance, mindfulness, complementary therapies), outcomes (e.g., recovering and suicide) and prevention, as well as for quality of life and wellbeing3,4. The WHO has now included R/S as a dimension of quality of life5. Although there is evidence to show that R/S is usually associated with better health outcomes, it may also cause harm (e.g., treatment refusal, intolerance, negative religious coping). Surveys have shown that R/S values, beliefs and practices remain relevant to most of the world population and that patients would like to have their R/S concerns addressed in health care6-8.  \nPsychiatrists need to take into account all factors impacting on mental health. Evidence shows that R/S should be included among these, irrespective of psychiatrists’ spiritual, religious or philosophical orientation. However, few medical schools or specialist curricula provide any formal training for psychiatrists to learn about the evidence available, or how to properly address R/S in research and clinical practice7,9. In order to fill this gap, the WPA and several national psychiatric associations (e.g., Brazil, India, South Africa, UK, and USA) have created sections on R/S. WPA has included “religion and spiritu-  \nality” as a part of the “Core Training Curriculum for Psychiatry”10.  \nBoth terms, religion and spirituality, lack a universally agreed definition. Definitions of spirituality usually refer to a dimension of human experience related to the transcendent, the sacred, or to ultimate reality. Spirituality is closely related to values, meaning and purpose in life. Spirituality may develop individually or in communities and traditions. Religion is often seen as the institutional aspect of spirituality, usually defined more in terms of systems of beliefs and practices related to the sacred or divine, as held by a community or social group3,8.  \nRegardless of precise definitions, spirituality and religion are concerned with the core beliefs, values and experiences of human beings. A consideration of their relevance to the origins, understanding and treatment of psychiatric disorders and the patient’s attitude toward illness should therefore be central to clinical and academic psychiatry. Spiritual and religious considerations also have important ethical implications for the clinical practice of psychiatry11. In particular, the WPA proposes that:  \n1. A tactful consideration of patients’religious beliefs and practices as well as their spirituality should routinely be considered and will sometimes bean essential component of psychiatric history taking.  \n2. An understanding of religion and spirituality and their relationship to the diagnosis, etiology and treatment of psychiatric disorders should be considered as essential components of both psychiatric training and continuing professional development.  \n3. There is a need for more research on both religion and spirituality in psychiatry, especially on their clinical applications. These studies should cover a wide diversity of cultural and geographical backgrounds.  \n4. The approach to religion and spiritua","cbCaisIzmJPNK6DM","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisIzmJPNK6DM","pdf",46220,"English","# WPA Position Statement on Spirituality and Religion in Psychiatry\n## Relationship between R/S and mental health\n## Definitions of religion and spirituality\n## WPA proposals for clinical practice and training","[{\"question\":\"How does the document describe the relationship between spirituality/religion and mental health?\",\"answer\":\"It summarizes systematic evidence showing relevance to prevalence, diagnosis, treatment, outcomes, prevention, quality of life, and wellbeing, while also acknowledging that spirituality and religion can sometimes cause harm.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the statement emphasize training for psychiatrists on spirituality and religion?\",\"answer\":\"It notes that few medical schools or specialist curricula provide formal training, and proposes that understanding R/S and their relationship to psychiatric disorders be treated as essential components of psychiatric training and continuing professional development.\"},{\"question\":\"What person-centered ethical principles does the WPA propose for clinical practice?\",\"answer\":\"The statement proposes routine, tactful consideration of patients’ religious and spiritual beliefs, respect for patients and their families, avoidance of proselytizing, and sensitivity to both benefit and harm from religious, spiritual, and secular worldviews and practices.\"}]","WPA Position Statement on Spirituality and Religion in Psychiatry | PDF",1789139885]