Religion and Mental Health: Research and Clinical Applications summarizes research on how religion may help people better cope or exacerbate their stress, covering its relationship to depression, anxiety, suicide, substance abuse, well-being, happiness, life satisfaction, optimism, generosity, gratitude and meaning and purpose in life. The book looks across religions and specific faiths, as well as to spirituality for those who don’t ascribe to a specific religion. It integrates research findings with best practices for treating mental health disorders for religious clients, also covering religious beliefs and practices as part of therapy to treat depression and posttraumatic stress disorder. Summarizes research findings on the relationship of religion to mental health Investigates religion’s positive and negative influence on coping Presents common findings across religions and specific faiths Identifies how these findings inform clinical practice interventions Describes how to use religious practices and beliefs as part of therapy
The Handbook of Religion and Mental Health is a useful resource for mental health professionals, religious professionals, and counselors.
Meticulously researched and documented, Faith and Mental Health includes: •Research on the relationship between religion and positive emotions, psychiatric illnesses, and severe and persistent mental disorders •Ways in which religion ...
His first of nearly three hundred publications was written in 1980 with William P. Wilson (professor of psychiatry at ... Verna Carson, Christopher Ellison, Ellen Idler, Jeff Levin, Dana King, Harold Koenig, Neal Krause, Ken Pargament, ...
Hence 100% of the book is now revised with new chapters and new contributors. Contents address eight categories of mental disorders, as well as other kay aspects of social, emotional, and behavioral health.
This volume shows initial effort in a newly emerging area of study. It is encouraging to see a significant body of research and practice on the psy-chology of religion and coping coming out of the Netherlands.
This book was the first to specifically address the impact of religion and spirituality on mental illness.
This book explores the nature of spirituality, its relationship to religion, and the reasons for its importance in clinical practice.
Koenig, H. G., Moberg, D. 0., & Kvale, J. N. (1988). Religious and health characteristics of patients attending a geriatric assessment clinic. Journal ofthe American Geriatric Society, 36, 362-374. Koenig, H. G., Kvale, J. N., & Ferrel, ...
This book deals with different psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia, manic disorders, depression, anxiety, somatisation and dissociation as well as positive states of mind, and analyses the religious and cultural influences on each.
"Latter-day Saint author Daniel K Judd discusses mental health in the context of believing Latter-day Saint doctrine and policy"--