Spirit, Science, and Health How the Spiritual Mind Fuels Physical Wellness

Name: Spirit, Science, and Health How the Spiritual Mind Fuels Physical Wellness
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ISBN: 9780275995065

ISBN-10: 0275995062

ISBN-13: 9780275995065

Edition: 2007

Authors: Carl E. Thoresen, Carl E. Thoresen, Albert Bandura

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From meditation to reciting mantras or praying, spirituality is more and more often being recognized for its beneficial effects on health. In this volume, a team of experts from across disciplines including psychology, medicine, nursing, public health and pastoral care offer reader-friendly chapters showing the state of the art in understanding this connection. Chapters include attention to special populations such as youth, HIV/AIDS patients, cancer patients, and those in hospice care. Contributors here, all members of the Spirituality and Health Institute at Santa Clara University, all aim to use the scientific understanding of the spirituality/health connection to promote better health…

Book details

List price: $65.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 6/30/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 248
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.62" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Foreword



Preface


Acknowledgments



Overview, Assessment, and Modeling



Spirituality, Religion, and Health: What's the Deal?




Prayer and Health




A Few Good Measures: Assessing Religion and Spirituality in Relation to Health




How Does One Learn to Be Spiritual? The Neglected Role of Spiritual Modeling in Health




Meditation



Meditation: Exploring the Farther Reaches




The Eight-Point Program of Passage Meditation: Health Effects of a Comprehensive Program




Mantram or Holy Name Repetition: Health Benefits from a Portable Spiritual Practice




Spirit and Action



Compassion and Health




The Calling Protocol: Promoting Greater Health, Joy, and Purpose in Life




Special Populations



Religion/Spirituality and Health in Adolescents




Spirituality and Cancer




Spirituality and HIV/AIDS




Spirituality at the End of Life: Issues and Guidelines for Care




Ethical Issues



Spirituality, Religion, and Health: Ethical Issues to Consider



About the Editors and Contributors


Index