Cooperation of Priests and Psychiatrists in Restoring Health

Authors

  • Piotr Pietkiewicz Diecezja Białostocko-Gdańska

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15290/elpis.2016.18.18

Keywords:

mental health, spiritual health, psychiatrist, priest, diagnostic tests

Abstract

We can divide various of attitudes concerning human mental illnesses into three basic categories: firstly, only priests dealt with it; secondly, their role is denied and omitted; and thirdly, medicine and theology co-operate together. The diagnostic tests made by the author have shown the need for cooperation between doctors dealing with mental health issues and priests taking care of spiritual health. A psychiatrist should not replace a priest or vice versa. Each, within the limits of his competences, should fulfil the role for which he has a vocation. The priest should take care of a patient’s spiritual life thanks to which a person forms his relationship with God, whereas psychiatrist should care for psychophysical life, in which the brain and the nervous system direct all life functions.

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Published

2016-12-03

How to Cite

Pietkiewicz, P. (2016). Cooperation of Priests and Psychiatrists in Restoring Health. Elpis, (18), 133–136. https://doi.org/10.15290/elpis.2016.18.18

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