Kelley A Raab
Biographic Data
| ID | 4055473 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kelley A Raab |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kelley A |
| FAMILY NAME | Raab |
| SIGNATURE | RAAB K A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Mindfulness-based stress reduction and self-compassion among mental healthcare professionals
The authors conducted a pilot study on the effects of a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) educational intervention on mental health professionals' self-compassion, perceived stress, burnout, and quality of life. Data were obtained from 22 female mental healthcare workers between the ages of 24 and 69 years who were enrolled in one of four separate 8-week MBSR courses. Pre- and post-assessment measures consisted of the Self-Compassion Scal…
Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, and Empathy Among Health Care Professionals
The relationship between mindfulness and self-compassion is explored in the health care literature, with a corollary emphasis on reducing stress in health care workers and providing compassionate patient care. Health care professionals are particularly vulnerable to stress overload and compassion fatigue due to an emotionally exhausting environment. Compassion fatigue among caregivers in turn has been associated with less effective delivery of ca…
Manic depression and religious experience
In the article, I explore the use of spiritual strategies in the treatment of manic depression in religiously oriented psychiatric inpatients. Manic depression, a disorder primarily of mood, is characterized by bouts of mania alternating with depression. Religious themes and mystical experiences pervade the language of manic depressive illness, e.g., sensing one is God, being given a divine mission, receiving divine messages, having ecstatic expe…
Invited Essay
The article explores the relationship between mysticism and creativity from a psychoanalytic perspective. First, it first surveys prominent psychoanalytic perspectives on mysticism and creativity, situating British psychoanalyst Marion Milner among them. Milner suggests that the same psychological processes are involved in both creative expression and mystical experiences. A state of paradox, affirming both I and not-I, self and no-self, is at th…
Mysticism and mental health in the work of Marion Milner
This article explores the relationship between mysticism and psychological well-being in Marion Milner's personal diaries and clinical papers. Three themes in her diaries are discussed as they pertain to mystical experience: letting go of self, emptiness, and an 'inner voice' or 'Answering Activity'. Following, the question of whether mysticism can promote mental health is raised. Milner's lengthy analysis with Susan, a schizophrenic patient, sug…
Mysticism and mental health in the work of Marion Milner
This article explores the relationship between mysticism and psychological well-being in Marion Milner's personal diaries and clinical papers. Three themes in her diaries are discussed as they pertain to mystical experience: letting go of self, emptiness, and an 'inner voice' or 'Answering Activity'. Following, the question of whether mysticism can promote mental health is raised. Milner's lengthy analysis with Susan, a schizophrenic patient, sug…
Creativity and Transcendence in the Work of Marion Milner
American Imago - Volume 57, Number 2, Summer 2000
Creativity and Transcendence in the Work of Marion Milner
American Imago - Volume 57, Number 2, Summer 2000
Creativity and Transcendence in the Work of Marion Milner
American Imago - Volume 57, Number 2, Summer 2000
Mysticism and mental health in the work of Marion Milner
This article explores the relationship between mysticism and psychological well-being in Marion Milner's personal diaries and clinical papers. Three themes in her diaries are discussed as they pertain to mystical experience: letting go of self, emptiness, and an 'inner voice' or 'Answering Activity'. Following, the question of whether mysticism can promote mental health is raised. Milner's lengthy analysis with Susan, a schizophrenic patient, sug…
Mysticism and mental health in the work of Marion Milner
This article explores the relationship between mysticism and psychological well-being in Marion Milner's personal diaries and clinical papers. Three themes in her diaries are discussed as they pertain to mystical experience: letting go of self, emptiness, and an 'inner voice' or 'Answering Activity'. Following, the question of whether mysticism can promote mental health is raised. Milner's lengthy analysis with Susan, a schizophrenic patient, sug…
Invited Essay
The article explores the relationship between mysticism and creativity from a psychoanalytic perspective. First, it first surveys prominent psychoanalytic perspectives on mysticism and creativity, situating British psychoanalyst Marion Milner among them. Milner suggests that the same psychological processes are involved in both creative expression and mystical experiences. A state of paradox, affirming both I and not-I, self and no-self, is at th…
Manic depression and religious experience
In the article, I explore the use of spiritual strategies in the treatment of manic depression in religiously oriented psychiatric inpatients. Manic depression, a disorder primarily of mood, is characterized by bouts of mania alternating with depression. Religious themes and mystical experiences pervade the language of manic depressive illness, e.g., sensing one is God, being given a divine mission, receiving divine messages, having ecstatic expe…
Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, and Empathy Among Health Care Professionals
The relationship between mindfulness and self-compassion is explored in the health care literature, with a corollary emphasis on reducing stress in health care workers and providing compassionate patient care. Health care professionals are particularly vulnerable to stress overload and compassion fatigue due to an emotionally exhausting environment. Compassion fatigue among caregivers in turn has been associated with less effective delivery of ca…
Mindfulness-based stress reduction and self-compassion among mental healthcare professionals
The authors conducted a pilot study on the effects of a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) educational intervention on mental health professionals' self-compassion, perceived stress, burnout, and quality of life. Data were obtained from 22 female mental healthcare workers between the ages of 24 and 69 years who were enrolled in one of four separate 8-week MBSR courses. Pre- and post-assessment measures consisted of the Self-Compassion Scal…
Psychology (7 works) · Epistemology (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Psychotherapist (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Mysticism (4 works) · Psychoanalysis (4 works) · Theology (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Mental health (3 works)