Rajaei Ali Reza
Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University Torbat-e-Jam Branch, Khorasan Razavi, Iran.
Iran J Psychiatry. 2010 Summer;5(3):81-7.
From the ancient times up to this date, it has been thought that religion and spirituality have important effects on human being's mental life. However, some psychologists and psychotherapists have ignored this role, and thus neglected to study the effects of applying religion and spirituality in psychotherapy. However, many psychologists and psychotherapists have recently studied the relationship between religion or spirituality and mental health; or used religious interventions in psychotherapies. Although different kinds of religious psychotherapies have been proposed, no comprehensive theory has been presented in this area. In this article a scientific, comprehensive and applied spiritual method of psychotherapy is suggested. Religious Cognitive- Emotional Therapy (RCET) is a new form of cognitive therapy that uses the basic religious beliefs and insights in psychotherapy. RCET is a new integration of cognitive, humanistic, and existential psychotherapies that takes into account religious beliefs and insights of the clients. RCET is an effective method of psychotherapy for the treatment of those who suffer from identity crisis, depression, and anxiety; and it can be developed to address other psychological disorders as well. Because RCET is a new approach, practically is needed to do further theoretical research in this area.
从古至今，人们一直认为宗教和精神信仰对人类的精神生活有着重要影响。然而，一些心理学家和心理治疗师忽视了这一作用，因而忽略了研究在心理治疗中运用宗教和精神信仰的效果。不过，最近许多心理学家和心理治疗师研究了宗教或精神信仰与心理健康之间的关系；或者在心理治疗中采用了宗教干预措施。尽管已经提出了各种不同的宗教心理治疗方法，但该领域尚未出现全面的理论。本文提出了一种科学、全面且实用的精神心理治疗方法。宗教认知 - 情感疗法（RCET）是一种新型的认知疗法，它在心理治疗中运用基本的宗教信仰和见解。RCET是认知、人本主义和存在主义心理治疗的一种新整合，它考虑到了来访者的宗教信仰和见解。RCET是治疗那些患有身份认同危机、抑郁症和焦虑症患者的一种有效心理治疗方法；并且它也可以进一步发展以应对其他心理障碍。由于RCET是一种新方法，实际上在该领域需要进行进一步的理论研究。
