Spirituality and mental health – investigating the association between spiritual attitudes and psychosomatic treatment outcomes
Despite correlations between psychosomatic health and spirituality as measured with TPV and TSI were rather small several spirituality items could be identified which seem to have a prominent connection to the diagnosis and development of psychosomatic health. Specific spiritual attitudes, such as access to inner stillness and connection to a greater whole, were linked to positive treatment responses and reduced symptom burden. These findings suggest potential benefits in incorporating spirituality into psychosomatic treatments, though its complex and multifaceted nature warrants further investigation.
Authors
- Nike Walter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0654-2076)
- Thilo Hinterberger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6691-6589)
Institutions
- University Hospital Regensburg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1497630
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 13.00