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Spiritual Emergency

Spiritual emergency: Grof's framework for intense spiritual transformation that may resemble psychiatric crisis.

Spiritual emergency (Stanislav & Christina Grof) names intense spiritual openings that can look like psychosis but may represent growth if properly supported.

Important: Anyone in acute crisis needs qualified professional evaluation. This page is educational, not clinical guidance.

DSM-IV/V includes V62.89 "Religious or Spiritual Problem" as a Z-code for spiritual issues in clinical attention.