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A new rainbow of possibilities: an existential health intervention as an innovative contribution to contemporary treatment

A NEW RAINBOW OF POSSIBILITIES: EXISTENTIAL HEALTH INTERVENTION AN INNOVATIVE CONTRIBUTION TO CONTEMPORARY TREATMENT

Existential health is conceptualized as cognitive, emotional, and behavioral resources related to meaning-making that serve as protective factors against depression, anxiety, and suicidality.

The study aims to present a theory of existential health intervention applicable in secular and multicultural contexts. Its rationale draws on the global rise in mental ill-health, accompanied by increasing depression-related disability, and research demonstrating the link between health and meaning-making. Drawing on more than 3,000 studies, the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) position statement (2016, reviewed in 2023) emphasizes that spiritual and religious meaning-making is associated with mental health, resilience, and quality of life, while the World Health Organization incorporates these dimensions into its quality-of-life instruments through the spirituality, religiousness, and personal beliefs module (WHOQOL-SRPB). The methodology employed a hypothesis-generating mixed-methods approach, combining qualitative interviews, epidemiological evidence, and WHOQOL-SRPB constructs, with existential health operationalized through eight empirical dimensions based on World Health Organization frameworks. The theoretical foundation is the Rainbow Model of the social determinants of health, developed by Haglund and Svanström in the 1970s. The findings conceptualized existential health as cognitive, emotional, and behavioral resources related to meaning-making, noting that core dimensions such as meaning, hope, harmony, and connectedness are associated with better mental health and serve a protective function against depression, anxiety, and suicidality. The framework is non-denominational, function-oriented, and adaptable to diverse populations. In conclusion, integrating existential health into public health aligns with the WPA's call for person-centered and culturally sensitive care and offers a scalable, evidence-based framework for inclusive mental health promotion and prevention in secular contexts such as Sweden.

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