Religion and spirituality in the context of bipolar disorder: A literature review

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dc.contributor.authorPesut, Barbara
dc.contributor.authorClark, Nancy
dc.contributor.authorMaxwell, Victoria
dc.contributor.authorMichalak, Erin E.
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-15T19:08:12Z
dc.date.available2025-08-15T19:08:12Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractBipolar disorder (BD) affects approximately half a million Canadians. Religion and spirituality (R/S) may play an important role for individuals with BD by providing a means of coping with, and an explanatory model for, their disorder. We conducted a systematic review of empirical studies that have explored R/S in individuals with BD or samples that explicitly delineate individuals with BD. Only six studies met our inclusion criteria. Findings from these studies suggest that R/S strategies may be important for some people in the management of BD. Religion and spirituality thus become relevant concerns for a therapeutic regime that seeks to develop wellness within a bio-psycho-social model. However, the limited body of research and methodological shortcomings of existing research make it difficult to draw relevant conclusions about how this might be accomplished. The authors propose a need for longitudinal, prospective, mixed methods research in order to inform evidence-based practice.
dc.description.reviewstatusUnreviewed
dc.description.scholarlevelFaculty
dc.description.sponsorshipErin Michalak is supported by a Michael Smith Scholar Award from the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research and a New Investigator Award from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research.
dc.identifier.citationPesut, B., Clark, N., Maxwell, V., & Michalak, E. E. (2011). Religion and spirituality in the context of bipolar disorder: A literature review. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 14(8), 785–796. https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2010.523890
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2010.523890 AND https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0132694
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/22615
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMental Health, Religion & Culture
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 4.0
dc.rights.uriPREPRINT http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectbipolar disorder
dc.subjectspirituality
dc.subjectreligion
dc.subjectreview
dc.subject.departmentSchool of Nursing
dc.titleReligion and spirituality in the context of bipolar disorder: A literature review
dc.typeArticle

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