1. Bipolar Disorder: Identity, Social Support, Religiosity and Spirituality. Can Religiosity/Spirituality be a Mood Balancing Factor? An Italian Case Report.
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Santambrogio, Jacopo, Maissen, Jessica, Calini, Cosima, Filippo, Maria Cristina, Frigerio, Roberto, Rampin, Roberto, Locorotondo, Giovanna, Pontiggia, Adriana, Riboldi, Stefania, Chiorazzo, Rossella, Amatulli, Antonio, De Berardis, Domenico, Clerici, Massimo, Milani, Simona, and Cavalleri, Pietro Riccardo
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SOCIAL support , *SPIRITUALITY , *CONFIDENCE , *ATTITUDE (Psychology) , *SELF-perception , *CONVALESCENCE , *GROUP identity , *MENTAL health , *INTERPERSONAL relations , *QUALITY of life , *BIPOLAR disorder , *RELIGION , *PSYCHOTHERAPY - Abstract
This paper presents a case study to support the hypothesis that religiosity and spirituality (R/S), as mood balancing factors, could facilitate the recovery process for patients suffering from bipolar disorder (BD) once they have been stabilized and are receiving appropriate support (e.g., in a residential rehabilitative center). After a succinct review of BD and R/S, the patient's medical history and rehabilitation pathway are described, with a particular focus on the role played by R/S. The authors found that in this case, once the patient was stabilized, R/S helped to consolidate her feelings of well-being, increasing her positive perception of social support services and ultimately her self-confidence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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