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Izet Pajević¹

¹Department for Psychiatry, University Clinical Centre Tuzla, School of Medicine, University of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. zikjri@bih.net.ba

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Summary

Psychiatry is undergoing a "desecularization," integrating spiritual and religious considerations into patient care. This shift aims to make mental health treatment more humanistic and responsive to patients

Area of Science:

Psychiatry
Medical Humanities
Sociology of Religion

Background:

Historically, religious methods dominated psychiatric treatment until the 19th century.
Psychiatry secularized throughout the 20th century with psychotherapy, socio-therapy, and biological treatments.
A 21st-century resurgence of religion and spirituality has initiated a

Purpose of the Study:

To outline the concept of postsecular psychiatry.
To foster professional debate on integrating spiritual and religious aspects into psychiatric practice.
To explore how psychiatry can meet patients' spiritual needs without compromising its scientific integrity.

Main Methods:

Conceptual analysis of the shift from secular to postsecular psychiatry.
Examination of changes in patient evaluation and treatment approaches.

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Discussion of the scientific investigation of spirituality's impact on mental health.

Main Results:

Psychiatry is moving towards a postsecular model, incorporating spiritual and religious dimensions.
This includes changes in patient assessment, quality of life measures, and clinical treatment.
The phenomenon of religiosity is being more objectively considered by mental health professionals.

Conclusions:

Postsecular psychiatry aims to be more humanistic and responsive to patients' holistic needs.
Integrating spirituality enhances patient care and does not negate the scientific basis of psychiatry.
Science and religion can be explored convergently regarding their effects on mental health.