From Meaning, Spirituality, and Religion in Acute Psychiatry to Public Health: A ‘Dual Motor’ Model

Bart van den Brink; Linda van Parijs; Joke C.  van Nieuw Amerongen-Meeuse; Janieke I. Tjepkema; Rogier Hoenders

doi:10.3390/ijerph23020176

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30 January 2026

From Meaning, Spirituality, and Religion in Acute Psychiatry to Public Health: A ‘Dual Motor’ Model

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GGz Centraal, Mental Health Care, 3818 EW, Amersfoort, The Netherlands

Department of Practical Theology, Theological University Apeldoorn, 7316 BT Apeldoorn, The Netherlands

University Medical Central Utrecht, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands

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Altrecht Mental Health Care, 3512 PG Utrecht, The Netherlands

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2026, 23(2), 176;https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph23020176

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Spiritually integrated group therapy aims to support coping, meaning-making, and existential recovery in patients receiving psychiatric care. SPIRIT (Spiritual Psychotherapy for

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