Role of Spirituality in Health Care

Abstract

With the development of multi-disciplinary approach in different domains of life the distance between spirituality and health is gradually disappearing and their relationship is becoming more significant with the passage of time. It is true not only for mental but also for physical health. Various methodologies are used to achieve mental and physical health. When these were used with the support of spirituality it gives more positive results. To understand and discuss this subject the more relevant areas are; the relationship, distance and differences between Spirituality and psychiatry, the fundamental principles of spirituality that can be effective and useful for Health, Spirituality and effective psychotherapy and the role of spirituality in the treatment of different diseases, especially mental illness. The spirituality, especially spiritual beliefs and practices have impact and significance in curing in the illness and other stressful conditions of medical as well as psychiatric patients. The spiritual tradition of East especially Muslim Spirituality indicates that the effects of spirituality have been functional in Emotional, Physical and Social domains of life.