Handbook of religion and mental health / edited by Harold G. Koenig.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Koenig, Harold G. (Harold George), 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mental health--Religious aspects.

Mental health.

Psychology and religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (447 pages)

Place of Publication:

San Diego : Academic Press, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Handbook of Religion and Mental Health is a useful resource for mental health professionals, religious professionals, and counselors. The book describes how religious beliefs and practices relate to mental health and influence mental health care. It presents research on the association between religion and personality, coping behavior, anxiety, depression, psychoses, and successes in psychotherapy and includes discussions on specific religions and their perspectives on mental health. Key Features* Provides a useful resource for religious and mental health professionals

Contents:

Front Cover; Handbook of Religion and Mental Health; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Section I: Historical Background; Chapter 1. Reflections on the Role of Religion in the History of Psychiatry; Ancient World; Plato; The Cult of Asclepius; Medieval and Early Modem Europe; Emerging Complexities of the European View of Spirituality and Mental Disorders; Religion and Asylum Reform; Benjamin Rush; Protestant Liberals and Psychoanalysis in the United States; Reintegration of Religion into Mental Health Thinking?; References

Chapter 2. Ethics, Religion, and Mental Health; Suffering and Dying; The Phenomenon of Hope; Spirituality and Quality of Life in Chronic Illness; Spirituality in the Lives of Caregivers; Psychiatry: Career, Profession, and Vocation; References; Section II: A New Research Frontier; Chapter 3. Research on Religion and Mental Health: An Overview of Empirical Findings and Theoretical Issues; Empirical Research on Religion and Mental Health; Salutogenic Mechanisms for Religious Effects; Theoretical Models of Religion and Mental Health; Implications; References

Chapter 4. What Sociology Can Help Us Understand About Religion And Mental Health; The Etiology of Mental Illness: From the Origins of the Discipline; The Social Response to Mental Illness: Later Contributions of the Discipline; Methodological Contributions of Sociology to the Study of Religion and Mental Health; References; Chapter 5. Religion and personality; The Goals of Personality Psychology; Levels of Personality: Three Tiers; Applying the Three Levels to the Psychology of Religion; Conclusions and Recommendations; References; Chapter 6. The Neuropsychology of Spiritual Experience

The Neuroevolution of Spiritual Experience; Methods of Attaining Spiritual Experiences; A Neurophysiological Review; A Neurophysiological Model for the Spiritual Continuum; Proof of the Model; Conclusion: Spiritual Experience in Psychological Practice; References; Chapter 7. Future Directions in Research; Moving from Consciousness-Raising to Scientific Progress; To Build a Knowledge Base, Researchers Should Begin to Specialize; The Dimensions of Specialization; The Role of Quantitative Reviews in the Formation of Specialties; Summary; References; Section III: Religion and Mental Functioning

Chapter 8. Religion and Coping; Self-Reported Evaluations of Religion's Effects on Outcomes; Religious Orientations and Outcomes to Negative Life Events; A Coping Framework; Religious Coping and Outcomes to Negative Life Events; What Forms of Religious Coping Are Helpful, Harmful, or Irrelevant?; Positive and Negative Patterns of Religious Coping; Is Religious Coping More Helpful to Some People Than to Others?; Is Religion More Helpful in Some Situations Than Others?; What is So Special About Religion?; Conclusions and Implications for Mental Health Professionals; References; Chapter 9. Religion and Depression

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-92725-9

9786610927258

0-08-053371-X

OCLC:

476079246