[The spiritual dimension of depression].
When an individual suffers from living, when he questions the meaning of existence, when he is obsessed by feelings of worthlessness, he becomes a sufferer. Perhaps invisible for a long time and initially covered by somatic events, suffering from living finally manifests itself with its real face--not simply illness but being ill. This exceeds biologic organic processes, and a sheer medical approach to depression is no longer adequate. Other explanations will be needed. What discriminates a spiritual view e.g. from biomedical approaches to understand depression is the attitude taken towards the existence of a spiritual reality and towards the forces from deep within (inner resources). This means that spiritual and religious impulses and aspirations are deemed equally fundamental as other manifestations of life. Using a real case history, the path of suffering and recovery of a woman is presented.
Kloster Ingenbohl, Brunnen.
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D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008602:Mental Healing; D010327:Pastoral Care; D012069:Religion and Psychology
Die spirituelle Dimension der Depression.