Spirituality as Core to Mental Health and Wellbeing; Cultivating Awareness in Interventions
A special issue of Religions (ISSN 2077-1444).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2025) | Viewed by 891
Special Issue Editor
Interests: spirituality; spiritual development; clinical psychology; religion; lifespan; psychopathology; mental health
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In this Special Issue we welcome original articles on methods for the cultivation of spirituality that support the growth of spirituality per se, as well as those that impact mental health and wellbeing. The interventions studied may span from treatment, to prevention, wellness, and to formation. This Special Issue welcomes innovative articles that, through the context of intervention science, reveal conceptual understandings of the nature and impact of lived spirituality.
We request that, prior to submitting a manuscript, interested authors initially submit a proposed title and an abstract of 200-300 words summarizing their intended contribution. Please send this to the Guest Editor or to the Assistant Editor of Religions. Abstracts will be reviewed by the Guest Editors for the purposes of ensuring proper fit within the scope of the Special Issue. Full manuscripts will undergo double-blind peer review.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Lisa Miller
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- spirituality
- spiritually supportive intervention
- spiritually supportive treatment
- wellness
- spiritual support
- treatment
- prevention
- awareness
- wellbeing
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