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Integrating clients’ religion and spirituality within psychotherapy: A comprehensive meta‐analysis

Captari, Laura E., Hook, Joshua N., Hoyt, William, Davis, Don E., McElroy‐Heltzel, Stacey E., Worthington, Everett L.·2018·Journal of Clinical Psychology
DOI 10.1002/jclp.22681
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Some religious or spiritual (R/S) clients seek psychotherapy that integrates R/S values, while others may be reticent to disclose R/S‐related aspects of struggles in a presumably secular setting. We meta‐analyzed 97 outcome studies (N = 7,181) examining the efficacy of tailoring treatment to patients’ R/S beliefs and values. We compared the effectiveness of R/S‐tailored psychotherapy with no‐treatment controls, alternate secular treatments, and additive secular treatments. R/S‐adapted psychotherapy resulted in greater improvement in clients’ psychological (g = 0.74, p < 0.000) and spiritual (g = 0.74, p < 0.000) functioning compared with no treatment and non R/S psychotherapies (psychological: g = 0.33, p < 0.001; spiritual: g = 0.43, p < 0.001). In more rigorous additive studies, R/S‐accommodated psychotherapies were equally effective to standard approaches in reducing psychological distress (g = 0.13, p = 0.258), but resulted in greater spiritual well‐being (g = 0.34, p < 0.000). We feature several clinical examples and conclude with evidence‐based therapeutic practices.

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  1. 2012 Oxford University Press New York H. G. Koenig D. King V. B. Carson Handbook of religion and health
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Authors
Captari, L. E., Hook, J. N., Hoyt, W., Davis, D. E., McElroy‐Heltzel, S. E., & Worthington, E. L.
Affiliations
University of North Texas (US)
Corresponding author
Captari, Laura E.
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Venue
Journal of Clinical Psychology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2018-09-16
Volume
74
Issue
11
Pages
1938-1951
ISSN
  • 0021-9762 (ISSN-L)
  • 1097-4679
DOI
10.1002/jclp.22681
OpenAlex
W2889699231
Cited by
233
References
22
Citations by year
2026: 29 · 2025: 34 · 2024: 22 · 2023: 73 · 2022: 28 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 20 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 1
FWCI
12.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • Journal of Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
Keywords
religion and spirituality, spiritually integrated psychotherapy, treatment tailoring, spiritual well-being, psychological distress, treatment efficacy, religious clients
MeSH terms
Adult, Anxiety Disorders, Mental Disorders, Black or African American, Buddhism, Christianity, Culture, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Islam, Male, Middle Aged, Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care, Psychotherapy, Religion and Psychology, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cultural Diversity, Substance-Related Disorders, Spirituality

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