Description |
1 online resource (336 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
pt. 1. The spiritist understanding of mental health -- pt. 2. Spiritist treatments : practice -- pt. 3. Current science, psychotherapy, and spiritism -- pt. 4. The international impact of spiritism -- pt. 5. Education and research |
Summary |
Leading practitioners and researchers in the field describe the history, principles and diagnostic processes of the Spiritist approach to mental health, and provide an extensive summary of the various methodologies used, including spiritual mediumship, energy work, prayer, homeopathy, past life regression and the practice of integrating spirituality into counselling and psychotherapy. Considering the ways in which Spiritism aligns with contemporary science, they show that the Spiritist model has the potential to bring about a positive transformation in the ways in which mental health care is c |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
Notes |
English |
Subject |
Mental health -- Brazil -- Religious aspects
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Spirituality -- Brazil
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Nervous System (incl. Brain)
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Mental health -- Religious aspects
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Spirituality
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Brazil
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Bragdon, Emma
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Lake, James
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LC no. |
2011007366 |
ISBN |
9780857010391 |
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0857010395 |
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1283364034 |
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9781283364034 |
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9786613364036 |
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6613364037 |
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