Religiosidade e espiritualidade: interfaces com a saúde

Autores

  • Maria do Desterro Leiros da Costa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7213/cda13n22p146157

Palavras-chave:

Espiritualidade, Religiosidade, Saúde, Meditação, Neuroplasticidade

Resumo

Há um crescente nível de evidências científicas relacionando as práticas religiosas e espirituais aos índices favoráveis de saúde, tanto no âmbito individual como no coletivo. O presente artigo de revisão aborda as inter-relações entre religiosidade, espiritualidade (R/E) e saúde nas pesquisas recentes e os desafios para a inclusão da R/E na formação dos profissionais de saúde, assim como para a sua viabilização nos contextos clínicos e nas políticas públicas. R/E são fatores que influenciam a saúde física, mental, social e espiritual, interferindo positivamente nos tratamentos das doenças e no enfrentamento das adversidades inerentes à condição humana como: doenças graves, mortes, lutos e catástrofes. Estudos com neuroimagem funcional mostram que as práticas da R/E estimulam a plasticidade cerebral em importantes áreas corticais, promovendo incrementos na função e na densidade estrutural. R/E melhoram os índices de qualidade e expectativa de vida; previnem suicídio e os comportamentos de risco; interferem positivamente nos tratamentos de condições como: dor, ansiedade, depressão, burnout, estresse pós-traumático e doenças crônicas, melhorando os prognósticos e os processos de reabilitação física, mental e social.

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01-07-2025

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Costa, M. do D. L. da. (2025). Religiosidade e espiritualidade: interfaces com a saúde. Caminhos De Diálogo, 13(22), 146–157. https://doi.org/10.7213/cda13n22p146157