Psychiatric Medication and Spirituality
An Unforeseen Relationship
by Lynne Vanderpot
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Pub Date Jul 05 2017 | Archive Date Aug 31 2017
Description
Challenging an exclusively medical approach to mental health and illness, this book considers the impact psychiatric drugs can have on spirituality.
In the last thirty years, a dramatic rise in medication as a treatment for mental illness has occurred in tandem with increasing numbers of people entering treatment with a spiritually-oriented understanding of their suffering. The unforeseen result is that some people taking psychiatric drugs are engaging with them in ways that can have a profound impact on the course and outcome of treatment. Based on interviews with people on psychiatric medication who regard spirituality as significant in their lives, this book reveals how medication can be perceived as both helpful and harmful to spirituality.
The author argues that spirituality must be considered in debates around psychopharmacology.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781785921261 |
| PRICE | £18.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 240 |
Featured Reviews
Amy W, Reviewer
Although it offered some very interesting concepts and ideas, I found myself wanting to enjoy reading this more than I actually did. I found the information to be highly subjective and I was left with the question as to how this would have been written if the focus was on those whose mental health was successfully managed. I agree that this is a highly subjective topic but ultimately, I found myself wanting to agree with the author more prior to the reading of the book. This was reviewed on Amazon and Goodreads.
Dyane H, Reviewer
What a fascinating book! As someone who has eschewed medication for postpartum bipolar disorder/bipolar disorder, peripartum onset, wanting to be open to spiritual experiences, I found that I could not live a good life that way, Because of what I went through, I'm very interested in reading about different perspectives when it comes to medication and spirit. Vanderpot's unique book depicts a subject that has rarely been written about well. She has produced an intriguing, timely and most relevant work that is balanced in that it doesn't demonize those who take medication. A compelling read that warrants attention from professionals psychiatric field and those who take medication for mental illness!
