{"id":364,"date":"2018-11-14T20:35:32","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T20:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/?p=364"},"modified":"2023-02-02T01:44:07","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T01:44:07","slug":"spirituality-religion-mental-healthtranslating-knowledge-to-practice-building-bridges-and-not-walls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/spirituality-religion-mental-healthtranslating-knowledge-to-practice-building-bridges-and-not-walls\/","title":{"rendered":"Spirituality\/Religion &#038; Mental Health:Translating knowledge to practice &#8211; Building bridges and not Walls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsp2019.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-365\" src=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Banner-WPA-NEW-pic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"977\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Banner-WPA-NEW-pic.jpg 977w, http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Banner-WPA-NEW-pic-300x86.jpg 300w, http:\/\/religionandpsychiatry.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Banner-WPA-NEW-pic-768x220.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 977px) 100vw, 977px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"font_8\">Spirituality\/Religion (S\/R) is relevant to most of human beings, 84% of world&#8217;s population reports a religious affiliation. Systematic reviews of the academic literature have identified literally thousands of empirical studies showing the relationship (usually positive but also negative) between S\/R and health. However, there has been world wide a huge gap between knowledge available about the impact of S\/R to health and the translation of this knowledge to the actual clinical practice and public health policies. Given this, the WPA recently published a<\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8\">Position Statement on Spirituality and Religion in Psychiatry emphasizing the importance of integrating S\/R in clinical practice, research and education in Psychiatry. This Congress will focus on practical implications, on how to sensibly and effectively integrate S\/R in mental health care and public policies.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"font_6\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsp2019.org\/\"><span class=\"color_18\">WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU TO JERUSALEM!<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Spirituality\/Religion (S\/R) is relevant to most of human beings, 84% of world&#8217;s population reports a religious affiliation. Systematic reviews of the academic literature have identified literally thousands of empirical studies showing the relationship (usually positive but also negative) between S\/R and health. However, there has been world wide a huge gap between knowledge available about the impact of S\/R to health and the translation of this knowledge to the actual clinical practice and public health policies. Given this, the WPA recently published a Position Statement on Spirituality and Religion in Psychiatry emphasizing the importance of integrating S\/R in clinical practice, research and education in Psychiatry. 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