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Eastern Orthodox psychotherapy

Eastern Orthodox psychotherapy

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Orthodox psychotherapy refers to "the process of spiritual growth and development" as used in the Eastern Orthodox Church.[1] In this context, it is a theological term rather than medical or psychological term.[2] The term is not limited to traditional psychotherapy used to treat psychological problems, but it rather refers to all people by dealing with their core existential issues.[3][4][5] Metropolitan Hierotheos introduced the phrase through his homonymous book.[1][6][7]

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    Rogers, F. Gregory (December 22, 2002). "Spiritual direction in the Orthodox Christian tradition". Journal of Psychology and Theology. 30 (4): 276–289. doi:10.1177/009164710203000403. S2CID 141121838. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
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    Lapin, Alexander (April–July 2007). "What is "psychotherapy" in context of the Orthodox Christianity?" (PDF). World Cultural Psychiatry Research Review. 2 (2/3): 83. ISSN 1932-6270. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
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    Johnson, Christopher D. L. (2010). The Globalization of Hesychasm and the Jesus Prayer: Contesting Contemplation. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-4411-2547-7. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
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    Archbishop Chrysostomos (2006). A Guide to Orthodox Psychotherapy: The Science, Theology and Spiritual Practice Behind it and Its Clinical Applications. University Press of America. ISBN 978-0-7618-3602-5.[page needed]
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    Nelson, James M (2009). Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-387-87572-9.
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    http://www.uocc.ca/en-ca/faith/articles/faithandspirituality/psychotherapy.asp Archived 2009-01-30 at the Wayback Machine Ukrainian Orthodox Church Website, Article "Orthodox Psychotherapy"
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    "The Orthodox Vision", Official newsletter of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA), Diocese of the West, Volume 9, Number 2, p. 1, Winter 2003


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