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Handbook of religion and health / Harold G. Koenig, Dana E. King, Verna Benner Carson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Koenig, Harold G. (Harold George), 1951-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Health--Religious aspects.
- Health.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 1169 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, [2012]
- Contents:
- I Background
- 1 A History of Religion, Medicine, and Health Care 15
- 2 Definitions 35
- II Debating Religion's Effects on Health
- 3 Religion: Good or Bad? 53
- 4 Coping with Stress 74
- 5 Religion and Coping 94
- III Research on Religion and Mental Health
- 6 Well-Being and Positive Emotions 123
- 7 Depression 145
- 8 Suicide 174
- 9 Anxiety Disorders 191
- 10 Psychotic Disorders 207
- 11 Alcohol and Drug Use 224
- 12 Delinquency and Crime 243
- 13 Marital Instability 256
- 14 Personality and Personality Disorder 272
- 15 Understanding Religion's Effects on Mental Health 298
- IV Research on Religion and Physical Health
- 16 Heart Disease 317
- 17 Hypertension 340
- 18 Cerebrovascular Disease 362
- 19 Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia 378
- 20 Immune Functions 394
- 21 Endocrine Functions 420
- 22 Cancer 439
- 23 Mortality 468
- 24 Physical Disability 492
- 25 Pain and Somatic Symptoms 511
- 26 Health Behaviors 532
- 27 Disease Prevention 557
- V Understanding the Religion-Physical Health Relationship
- 28 Psychological, Social, and Behavioral Pathways 579
- 29 Conclusions 600.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Hazel M. Hussong Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0195335953
- 9780195335958
- OCLC:
- 691927968
- Publisher Number:
- 99948021363
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