Spiritual practices in an institution for mentally disabled
Document title: Spiritual practices in an institution for mentally disabled
Journal: Revista de psiquiatria clinica
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000338137
ISSN: 0101-6083
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1Universidade de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Sao Paulo. Brasil
Year:
Volumen: 34
Pages: 54-59
Country: Brasil
Language: Portugués, inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Experimental, caso clínico
English abstract OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of spiritual practices in the clinical and behavioural evolution of inpatients with mental disabilities in a health institution. METHOD: Two groups of patients were compared: the experimental group submitted to spiritual practices and the control group. The Interactive Observation Scale for Psychiatric Inpatients (IOSPI) was employed to obtain data. RESULTS: The comparison of control group (n = 20) with the experimental group (n = 20) verified the difference of variation between the groups (p = 0.045), what demonstrates possible benefits of such intervention. CONCLUSIONS: The research confirmed the hypothesis that practical spirituals uses presents positive results on clinical and behavioural evolution of internal patients with mental disabilities
Disciplines: Medicina,
Religión
Keyword: Psiquiatría,
Terapéutica y rehabilitación,
Prácticas espirituales,
Espiritualidad,
Trastornos mentales
Keyword: Medicine,
Religion,
Psychiatry,
Therapeutics and rehabilitation,
Spirituality,
Spiritual practices,
Mental disorders
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