Handbook of Religion and Health

Name: Handbook of Religion and Health
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ISBN: 9780195118667

ISBN-10: 0195118669

ISBN-13: 9780195118667

Edition: 2001

Authors: Harold G. Koenig, Michael E. McCullough, David B. Larson, Harold G. Koenig

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What effect does religion have on physical and mental health? In answering this question, this book reviews and discusses research on the relationship between religion and a variety of mental and physical health outcomes, including depression and anxiety; heart disease, stroke, and cancer; and health related behaviors such as smoking and substance abuse. The authors examine the positive and negative effects of religion on health throughout the life span, from childhood to old age. Based on their findings, they build theoretical models illustrating the behavioral, psychological, social, and physiological pathways through which religion may influence health. The authors also review research…

Book details

List price: $105.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/11/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 728
Size: 9.80" wide x 6.81" long x 2.09" tall
Weight: 3.234
Language: English



Foreword


Preface


Handbook of Religion and Health


Introduction



Historical Context



Definitions



Historical Timeline



Debating Religion's Effects on Health



Religion's Positive Effects



Religion's Negative Effects



The Patient's Experience



Research on Religion and Mental Health



Weil-Being



Depression



Suicide



Anxiety Disorders



Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses



Alcohol and Drug Use



Delinquency



Marital Instability



Personality



Understanding Religion's Effects on Mental Health



Research on Religion and Physical Disorders



Heart Disease



Hypertension



Cerebrovascular Disease and the Brain



Immune System Dysfunction



Cancer



Mortality



With Shelley Dean Kilpatrick



Pain and Other Somatic Symptoms



Health Behaviors



Understanding Religion's Effects on Physical Health



Religion and Use of Health Services



Disease Prevention, Disease Detection, and Treatment Compliance



Use of General Medical and Mental Health Services


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Clinical Applications



Health Professionals



Religious Professionals



Priorities for Future Research



Areas of Research That Need Further Study



Research Methods



Measurement Tools



Studies on Religion and Health by Health Outcome



Topics Arranged in Order of Chapters in Book


Conclusions


Index