Spiritually Integrated Treatment of Depression: A Conceptual Framework

Table 2

The relationship of spiritually oriented interventions to depressive concerns.

Existential/clinical domain	Depressive concern	Healthy spiritual characteristic	Spiritually oriented approach
Identity	Doubt, disorientation	Engaged	Humanistic, 12 Step
		Transformative
Hope	Despair, mistrust	Integrated	Psychodynamic,
			CBT
		Visionary	Spiritual direction, IPT
Meaning/purpose	Meaninglessness	Attuned, contemplative	Meaning; centered,; mindfulness,; meditation
Morality	Guilt	Mature, reconciled	Forgiveness; promoting,; positive; psychology
Authority/autonomy	Isolation, rejection	Accepted, loved	Psychodynamic,; IPT,; spiritual; direction