Pesut, BarbaraClark, NancyMaxwell, VictoriaMichalak, Erin E.2025-08-152025-08-152011Pesut, 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/10.1080/13674676.2010.523890https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2010.523890 AND https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0132694https://hdl.handle.net/1828/22615Bipolar 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.enCC BY-NC-ND 4.0bipolar disorderspiritualityreligionreviewArticleSchool of Nursing