Martinez Jennifer S, Smith Timothy B, Barlow Sally H
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84604, USA.
J Clin Psychol. 2007 Oct;63(10):943-60. doi: 10.1002/jclp.20399.
Spiritual and religious interventions in psychotherapy have increasingly received research attention, particularly with highly religious clients. This study examined client opinions about and experiences with religious interventions in psychotherapy. A sample of 152 clients at a counseling center of a university sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) completed a survey with ratings of specific religious interventions concerning appropriateness, helpfulness, and prevalence. Out-of-session religious interventions were considered more appropriate by clients than in-session religious interventions, but in-session interventions were rated as more helpful. Specific interventions considered both appropriate and helpful by the LDS participants included referencing scriptural passages, teaching spiritual concepts, encouraging forgiveness, involving religious community resources, and conducting assessments of client spirituality. Some religious interventions were perceived as inappropriate or not helpful, and clients provided explanations for why religious interventions can be either effective or ineffective in psychotherapy.
心理治疗中的精神和宗教干预越来越受到研究关注，尤其是对于笃信宗教的来访者。本研究调查了来访者对心理治疗中宗教干预的看法和体验。抽取了152名在耶稣基督后期圣徒教会（LDS）赞助的一所大学的咨询中心接受治疗的来访者作为样本，他们完成了一项调查，对特定宗教干预在适宜性、帮助程度和普遍性方面进行评分。来访者认为治疗期间之外的宗教干预比治疗期间的宗教干预更适宜，但治疗期间的干预被评为更有帮助。LDS参与者认为既适宜又有帮助的特定干预包括引用经文段落、传授精神概念、鼓励宽恕、利用宗教社区资源以及对来访者的精神性进行评估。一些宗教干预被认为不合适或没有帮助，来访者还解释了宗教干预在心理治疗中有效的原因或无效的原因。
