Handbook of Religion and Mental Health [Hardcover]

Harold G. Koenig (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0124176453 | ISBN-13: 978-0124176454 | Publication Date: September 25, 1998 | Edition: 1

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
* Describes the connections between spirituality, religion, and physical and mental health
* Discusses specific religions and their perspectives on mental health
* Presents research on the association between religion and personality, coping behavior, anxiety, depression, psychoses, and successes in psychotherapy

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Not only is more more empirical research of this relationship needed, but, as the authors of the different entries demonstrate, a more empathic understanding of the quality of this relationship is required as well. This well-conceived and well-executed handbook provides some means for achieving this understanding... I recommend this volume because it offers direction for such research."
--JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY, October 2000

From the Back Cover

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
* Describes the connections between spirituality, religion, and physical and mental health
* Discusses specific religions and their perspectives on mental health
* Presents research on the association between religion and personality, coping behavior, anxiety, depression, psychoses, and successes in psychotherapy

Product Details

• Hardcover: 408 pages
• Publisher: Academic Press; 1 edition (September 25, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0124176453
• ISBN-13: 978-0124176454
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #567,916 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing creation and resource!, March 27, 2001

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Dr. Trey K (South Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Handbook of Religion and Mental Health (Hardcover)

This book is a must have resource for anyone interested in the plethera of studies published in the field of religion and healthcare. This book is the most comprehensive collection of all the related studies ever done to date. Koenig, McCullough, and Larson have brought an enormous resource to the hands of those who need them. Personally, I have found this book to be extrememly helpful in resourcing the various studies related to my own work. The medical field is becoming increasingly aware of the relationship between religion and spirituality with health. Perhaps this powerful collection will help spurn others to contribute to this growing field!