In spite of the increasing emphasis upon spirituality in the psychological literature, research continues to highlight concerns that issues relating to spirituality are regularly overlooked within a therapeutic setting. The aim of the current study was to develop an account of the way in which clinical psychologists understand and address spirituality within therapy. Semi-structured interviews ...

Many women experience depressive symptoms after birth, and rates among African Americans are as high as 40 percent. Spirituality and religiosity are valued in African American communities, but their relevance to new mothers has not been empirically tested. We examined effects of religiosity and spirituality on trajectories of depressive symptoms during the year following childbirth. Data were c...

Although spirituality is rarely explicitly mentioned in the occupational therapy literature, it is implied as an interwoven part of the human system. This article explores the meaning of occupation in the context of sociological and Judeo-Christian theological frameworks and the meaning of spirituality in the occupational therapy clinic. A case is made for acknowledging spirituality in clinical...

The great American poet Ralph Waldo Emerson’s address to the Phi Beta Kappa Society of educators in 1837 is taken up and examined for its relevance us today. Themes such as book teacher; teaching, learning, leadership; spirituality materiality; duties scholar; influences on self-reliance; freedom democracy are introduced developed this paper. Others’ insights into exceptional oratory—and that W...

Adolescent spirituality and thriving 1 Using a data set from Search Institute’s research archive, Young Adolescents and Their Parents (YAP), the present study ascertained whether religiosity, spirituality, and thriving could be identified and confirmed as separate latent constructs among a randomly selected subsample of 1,000 youth drawn from the larger YAP sample. Factor analytic and structura...

AIM To investigate nursing students' perceptions of spirituality and spiritual care. BACKGROUND Spirituality is an essential part of holistic care but often neglected in practice. Barriers to spiritual care include limited educational preparation, negative attitudes towards spirituality, confusion about nurses' role, perceptions of incompetence and avoidance of spiritual matters. There is lim...

Theological education, spiritual formation and leadership are all contested issues in the Church, especially within African context. Although these topics thoroughly discussed, relation interdependence not always clear. This article discusses to each other One who calls servant leaders guide his church for her service world. The importance of local as missional is emphasised article. Thus, what...

Correspondence: Wilfred McSherry Senior Lecturer in Acute Care of the Adult The University of Hull School of Nursing, Social Work and Applied Health Studies Milner Hall Room M208 Cottingham Road Hull HU6 7XR UK Telephone: þ44 1482 464607 E-mail: [email protected] McSHERRY W, CASH K & ROSS L (2004) Journal of Clinical Nursing 13, 934–941 Meaning of spirituality: implications for nursing prac...

Spirituality has gained increasing attention in the medical literature over the last twenty years. A PubMed search from 1881 to December 1993 reveals 7,032 articles with the words spirituality, spiritual, religion, religious, religiosity or faith in the title or abstract. A search to December 2013, however, shows 32,505 articles using the same search parameters (25,473 in 20 years), with 11,012...