PTSD And Spirituality Research Paper

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PTSD and Spirituality: How They Relate
Michele Reedy
Liberty University Online
April 15, 2015

Abstract
Throughout time people have turned to religion for help and support in times of need and crisis, searching their spirituality for answers that humans sometimes cannot provide. Many people today have become far removed from religion and their own spirituality, however that need remains as constant today as it was hundreds of years ago. With the recent recognition of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and its many symptoms, quite a few researchers are questioning if perhaps they should incorporate spirituality into the treatment program for those affected with the disease. There have been numerous studies conducted on the …show more content…
One researched method called mantram, has shown some success in helping sufferers of PTSD cope with their symptoms. Mantram repetition provides individuals with an awareness of a spiritual being allowing them to manage their symptoms as opposed to acting as a simple relaxation tool (Bormann, Lin, & Thorp, 2012). A mantram differs from mantra as a mantram “denotes a specific set of guidelines” (Bormann, Lin, & Thorp, 2012). According to their research, Bormann et al highlight that spirituality is multidimensional, is only recently being explored in relation to PTSD and despite reports that one impacts the other there is little empirical evidence using spirituality based interventions (Bormann, Lin, & Thorp, …show more content…
However anyone exposed to a traumatic event can develop the disorder. One group of people who develop PTSD are those who experience sexual trauma. A study published in the Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (2004), set out to “assess the association between spirituality and psychopathology in a group of sexual abuse victims” (Krejci, et al., 2004). Their study shows that an association between sexual trauma and psychopathology is basically the same for people who rate high or low on the spirituality scale (Krejci, et al., 2004). This finding contradicts what other researchers have found on the relationship between religiosity/spirituality and PTSD. More research needs to be completed on the relationship of spirituality and sexual abuse. Perhaps sexual abuse has a more devastating effect on the victim than any other traumatic event. Krejci et al note in conclusion of their paper, “future studies may result in a different pattern of results than the present study” (Krejci, et al.,
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