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MENTAL HEALTH, RELIGION CULTURE

Raab, K. A. (2007).

Manic depression and religious experience: The use of religion in therapy Vo. 10 (5), 473-487

Raab introduces her article by recounting her first encounter with "manic depression," or bipolar. She goes on to describe the illness, especially noting the common experience of religious themes. For example, during manic or hypomanic episodes, people commonly report religious feelings and mystical experiences. Occasionally, they even feel they are on a divine mission or have received messages from God. Raab notes that while religious beliefs do not cause such mental illness, they do have the potential to help or hinder in coping with it.

Raab advocates for religious professionals providing treatment for bipolar by addressing these religious beliefs and themes when given the opportunity. She describes a number of therapeutic, spiritual strategies, such as offering spiritual resources to assist with coping, assisting clients in discerning adaptive versus maladaptive beliefs, and challenging irrational beliefs. She notes that these strategies should be used with caution. Specifically, professionals must avoid trivializing clients' spirituality, over-stating the importance of their spirituality, and imposing their own values on their...

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