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Integrating clients' religion and spirituality within psychotherapy: A comprehensive meta-analysis.
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Journal of clinical psychology [J Clin Psychol] 2018 Nov; Vol. 74 (11), pp. 1938-1951. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Sep 16. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Some religious or spiritual (R/S) clients seek psychotherapy that integrates R/S values, while others may be reticent to disclose R/S-related aspects of struggles in a presumably secular setting. We meta-analyzed 97 outcome studies (N = 7,181) examining the efficacy of tailoring treatment to patients' R/S beliefs and values. We compared the effectiveness of R/S-tailored psychotherapy with no-treatment controls, alternate secular treatments, and additive secular treatments. R/S-adapted psychotherapy resulted in greater improvement in clients' psychological (g = 0.74, p < 0.000) and spiritual (g = 0.74, p < 0.000) functioning compared with no treatment and non R/S psychotherapies (psychological: g = 0.33, p < 0.001; spiritual: g = 0.43, p < 0.001). In more rigorous additive studies, R/S-accommodated psychotherapies were equally effective to standard approaches in reducing psychological distress (g = 0.13, p = 0.258), but resulted in greater spiritual well-being (g = 0.34, p < 0.000). We feature several clinical examples and conclude with evidence-based therapeutic practices.<br /> (© 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)
- Subjects :
- Adult
Black or African American psychology
Anxiety Disorders psychology
Anxiety Disorders therapy
Buddhism psychology
Christianity psychology
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy methods
Cultural Diversity
Culture
Depressive Disorder diagnosis
Depressive Disorder psychology
Depressive Disorder therapy
Female
Humans
Islam psychology
Male
Mental Disorders psychology
Middle Aged
Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
Substance-Related Disorders psychology
Substance-Related Disorders therapy
Mental Disorders therapy
Psychotherapy methods
Religion and Psychology
Spirituality
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1097-4679
- Volume :
- 74
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of clinical psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 30221353
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22681