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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Mental Health

Background:

  • Spiritual and religious experiences are underexplored in borderline personality disorder (BPD).
  • These experiences can be central to patients' lives and interact complexly with BPD symptoms.
  • Current clinical practice lacks empirical guidelines for addressing spirituality in BPD.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To summarize existing knowledge on spirituality and religiosity in BPD.
  • To develop a preliminary phenomenology of spiritual connectedness in BPD.
  • To propose tentative guidelines for clinicians managing spiritual aspects of BPD.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of spirituality and religiosity in BPD.
  • Integration of evidence-based theory and techniques from good psychiatric management.
  • Development of a phenomenological framework for spiritual connectedness in BPD.

Main Results:

  • Spiritual and religious experiences are significant but underexplored in BPD.
  • Interactions between spirituality and BPD symptoms are complex and individualized.
  • Clinicians need tailored approaches to help patients manage spiritual engagement.

Conclusions:

  • Effective management of spirituality in BPD requires personalized strategies.
  • Clinicians can adapt good psychiatric management principles to address spiritual domains.
  • Further research is needed to develop evidence-based guidelines for spiritual care in BPD.