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Spiritism and mental health, practices from spiritist centers and spiritist psychiatric hosptials in Brazil, edited by Emma Bragdon ; foreword by James Lake

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

index present

non fiction

Spiritism and mental health

edited by Emma Bragdon ; foreword by James Lake

practices from spiritist centers and spiritist psychiatric hosptials in Brazil

Practiced in community centers and psychiatric hospitals throughout Brazil, Spiritist therapies are gaining increasing recognition internationally for their ability to complement conventional medicine. This pioneering text is the first comprehensive account of the philosophy, theory, practical applications and wider relevance of Spiritist therapies to be published in the English language. Leading practitioners and researchers in the field describe the history, principles and diagnostic processes of the Spiritist approach to mental health, and provide an extensive summary of the various methodologies used, including spiritual mediumship, energy work, prayer, homeopathy, past life regression and the practice of integrating spirituality into counselling and psychotherapy. Considering the ways in which Spiritism aligns with contemporary science, they show that the Spiritist model has the potential to bring about a positive transformation in the ways in which mental health care is conceptualized and delivered around the globe. The final part of the book explores how Spiritist centers and psychiatric hospitals are established and financed, with specific examples from Brazil and the USA. Providing important new insights into the rich tradition of Brazilian Spiritism, this authoritative text will be of interest to mental health professionals, counselors, therapists and alternative and complementary health practitioners

1.A Brief History of Spiritism / Emma Bragdon -- 2.A Brief Overview of the Philosophy and Development of Spiritism's Methodologies / Emma Bragdon -- 3.The Spiritist View of Mental Disorders / Alexander Moreira-Almeida -- 4.The Relationship of Mediumship to Mental Disorder / Alexander Moreira-Almeida -- 5.Case Studies of Those with Serious Diagnoses / Marlene Nobre -- 6.Three Spiritist Psychiatric Hospitals / Emma Bragdon -- A.The Spiritist Hospital André Luiz / Emma Bragdon -- B.The Spiritist Psychiatric Hospital of Porto Alegre / Roberto Ludo Viera de Souza / Jaider Rodrigues e Paulo -- C.Joao Evangelista Hospital / Emma Bragdon -- 7.Magnetic Healing, Prayer, and Energy Passes / Candido Pinto Vallada / Homero Vallada / Camilla Casaletti Braghetta / Giancarlo Lucchetti / Frederico Camelo Leão -- 8.Psychotherapy and Reincarnation: A Necessary and Fruitful Encounter / Gilson Roberto -- 9.The Group Field / Julio Peres -- 10.Spiritual Counseling and Fellowship in Spiritist Centers / Emma Bragdon -- 11.Jung, Spirits, and Madness: Lessons for Cultural Psychiatry / Tania Appel / Carlos Appel -- 12.The Practice of Integrating Spirituality into Psychotherapy / Joan Koss-Chioino -- 13.When Medical Doctors Are Mediums / Mario Sergio Silveira -- 14.A Science of Understanding the Mind: The Next Great Scientific Revolution / Gilson Roberto -- 15.Spirit Attachment and Health / Alan Wallace -- 16.Soul-Centered Psychotherapy / Alan Sanderson -- 17.Current Research on Survival of Consciousness and Mediumship / Andrew Powell -- 18.The Power of "Magnetized" Water / Linda Russek -- 19.The Positive Potential of Dissociative States of Consciousness / Beverly Rubik -- 20.Compassionate Intention as a Therapeutic Intervention by Partners of Cancer Patients: Effects of Distant Intention on the Patients' Autonomic Nervous System / Melvin Morse -- 21.The Pineal Gland and Its Influence on Body-Mind-Soul Integration / Leila Kozak / Dorothy Mandel / Gail Hayssen / Marilyn Schlitz / Shahram Eskandarnejad / Ellen Levine / Jerome Stone / Dean Radin -- 22.What Spiritist Centers Offer Outside Brazil / Decio Iandoli Jr -- 23.Contributions of Brazilian Spiritist Treatments to the Global Improvement of Mental Health Care / Janet Duncan -- 24.Training Mediums Who Treat Psychiatric Patients / Stanley Krippner / Emma Bragdon -- 25.Teaching Health Professionals How to Support Personal Transformation in Patients / Gerald Magnan -- 26.Researching the Invisible: Entangled Minds, Psychiatry, and Psychology / Gelson Roberto