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Psychiatric Medication and Spirituality

Name: Psychiatric Medication and Spirituality
Brand: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
SKU: 9781785921261
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JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERSISBN: 9781785921261

An Unforeseen Relationship

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By Lynne Vanderpot
Imprint: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: September 13, 2017
Format: PAPERBACK
Dimensions: 230 x 161 mm
Weight: 360 g
Pages: 240

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Challenging an exclusively medical approach to mental health and illness, this book considers the impact psychiatric drugs can have on spirituality.

In the last thirty years, a dramatic rise in medication as a treatment for mental illness has occurred in tandem with increasing numbers of people entering treatment with a spiritually-oriented understanding of their suffering. The unforeseen result is that some people taking psychiatric drugs are engaging with them in ways that can have a profound impact on the course and outcome of treatment. Based on interviews with people on psychiatric medication who regard spirituality as significant in their lives, this book reveals how medication can be perceived as both helpful and harmful to spirituality.

The author argues that spirituality must be considered in debates around psychopharmacology.

Prologue. 1. Hallowed be thy tablets. 2. Understanding Spirituality. 3. Understanding Psychopharmacology. 4. Medication Enhances Spirituality. 5. Medication Hinders Spirituality. 6. Rich Times for Rethinking the World. 7. Conclusion/Hope. Appendix.

In this thought-provoking book, Vanderpot makes the compelling case that the question of whether or not to use psychiatric drugs is more than simply a routine 'treatment' decision, but rather entails a sacred process of deep self-exploration. Drawing keen insights from the stories of those who have grappled deeply with this issue, Vanderpot invites us to consider the profound impact that psychiatric drug treatment has on the deepest levels of one's being, a question that becomes increasingly important as psychiatric drug use continues to escalate in the world today.

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