Spirituality and mental illness

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Spirituality is repeatedly found to be an important component of a person’s well-being. Despite this, people’s spiritual needs are often seen to be neglected during treatment and in developing and managing care plans for day-to-day activities, and even in some cases seen to be part of the individuals’ psychosis or delusions.

This factsheet looks to discuss what spirituality is; when it can be good or harmful to your recovery and maintaining your well-being, and to suggest some pointers on how to discuss or assess your spiritual needs with others.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note that single copies of individual fact sheets are available free of charge to users of mental health services and their carers, but multiple copies are chargeable to organisations at the rates shown per copy. Photocopying of individual fact sheets by organisations is strictly prohibited.