Faith and Mental Health: Religious Resources for Healing - Softcover

Koenig, Harold G

Softcover

ISBN 10: 193203191X ISBN 13: 9781932031911

Publisher: Templeton Press, 2005

Synopsis

Dr. Harold Koenig is the brand in the growing field of spirituality and health. His groundbreaking research has been featured on national and international television and radio shows, on the covers of magazines, and in the headlines of newspapers.

Now he opens a window on mental health, providing an unprecedented source of practical information about the relationship between religion mental health. Dr. Koenig examines how Christianity and other world religions deliver mental health services today, and he makes recommendations, based on research, expertise, and experience, for new programs to meet local needs.

Meticulously researched and documented, Faith and Mental Health includes:

·Research on the relationship between religion and positive emotions, psychiatric illnesses, and severe and persistent mental disorders
·Ways in which religion has influenced mental health historically, and how now and in the future it can be involved with mental health
·A comprehensive description and categorization of Christian and non-Christian faith-based organizations that provide mental health resources
·Resources for religious professionals and faith communities on how to design effective programs

Presenting a combination of the history and current research of mental health and religion along with a thorough examination of faith-based organizations operating in the field, this book is a one-of-a-kind resource for the health care community; its valuable research and insights will benefit medical and religious professionals, and anyone concerned with the future of mental health care.

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About the Author

Harold G. Koenig, MD, completed his undergraduate education at Stanford University, his medical school training at the University of California at San Francisco, and his geriatric medicine, psychiatry and biostatistics training at Duke University Medical Center. He is board certified in general psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry and geriatric medicine. He is now on the faculty at Duke as Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Associate Professor of Medicine. Dr. Koenig is director and founder of the Center for the Study of ReligionSpirituality and Health at that institution and has published extensively in the fields of mental health, geriatrics and religion, with nearly 250 peerreviewed articles and book chapters and 25 books in print or in preparation. He is editor of the International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, a refereed medical research journal and editorinchief of Science and Theology News, a monthly international newspaper. His research on religion, health and ethical issues in medicine has been featured on close to 50 national and international TV news programs (including all major US news networks), 80 national or international radio programs (including multiple NPR, BBC and CBC interviews) and nearly 200 national or international newspapers or magazines (including three issues of Reader's Digest and cover stories of Newsweek and Parade magazine). Dr. Koenig has given testimony before the U.S. Senate concerning the benefits of religion and spirituality on health and has been nominated twice for the Templeton Prize for progress in religion. His latest books include The Healing Power of Faith (Simon & Schuster, 2001), The Handbook of Religion and Health (Oxford University Press, 2001) and Spirituality in Patient Care (Templeton Foundation Press, 2002).

About this edition

• Publisher: Templeton Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 193203191X
• ISBN 13: 9781932031911
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352