Author: Harold G. Koenig
Publisher: Templeton Pre
Keywords: religion, science, templeton, series, meet, spirituality, medicine, health
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2008-09-01
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 1599471418
ISBN-13: 9781599471419

Author: M.D. Harold G Koenig
Publisher: Templeton Press
Keywords: care, patient, spirituality
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2007-09-01
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 1599471167
ISBN-13: 9781599471167

This handbook for health professionals interested in identifying and addressing the spiritual needs of patients has been significantly revised and expanded. Since the first edition was written, there has been increased research on the relationships among religion, spirituality, and health, and further discussions on the application of these findings to clinical practice. Koenig addresses the whys, hows, whens, and whats of patient-centered integration of spirituality into patient care, including details on the health-related sacred traditions for each major religious group. He provides healthc

Author: Harold G. Koenig
Publisher: Academic Press
Keywords: health, mental, religion, handbook
Number of Pages: 408
Published: 1998-09-25
List price: $124.00
ISBN-10: 0124176453
ISBN-13: 9780124176454

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 hea

Author: M.D. Harold G Koenig
Publisher: Templeton Press
Keywords: resources, healing, religious, health, mental, faith
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2005-09-01
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 193203191X
ISBN-13: 9781932031911

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 and 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

Authors:Philippe Huguelet MD, Harold G. Koenig MD,
Publisher: Cambridge University Pre
Keywords: psychiatry, spirituality, religion
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 2009-03-30
List price: $99.00
ISBN-10: 0521889529
ISBN-13: 9780521889520

Although medicine is practiced in a secular setting, religious and spiritual issues have an impact on patient perspectives regarding their health and the management of any disorders that may afflict them. This is especially true in psychiatry, as feelings of spirituality and religiousness are very prevalent among the mentally ill. Clinicians are rarely aware of the importance of religion and understand little of its value as a mediating force for coping with mental illness. This monograph addresses various issues concerning mental illness in psychiatry: the relation of religious issues to ment

Authors:Harold G Koenig, Junietta B Mccall,
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: haworth, religion, mental, health, ways, healing, guide, hospital, ministry, practical
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2002-08-14
List price: $50.50
ISBN-10: 078901212X
ISBN-13: 9780789012128

Examine a meaningful, integrated, systemic, and pragmatic view of hospital ministry!A Practical Guide to Hospital Ministry: Healing Ways is a comprehensive resource that examines the roles and responsibilities of hospital chaplains. It will help you make a shift toward a knowledge- and skill-based ministry that both incorporates and goes beyond current training approaches. In the words of author McCall, “In today’s healthcare and specialized ministry services, education and training must be progressive and thorough. It must include experiences that increase one’s expertise in working wit

Authors:Harold G. Koenig, Harvey J. Cohen,
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: faith, factor, psychoneuroimmunology, health, religion, link
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2002-01-17
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 0195143604
ISBN-13: 9780195143607

This book is the first to present new medical research establishing a connection between religion and health and to examine the implications for Eastern and Western religious traditions and for society and culture. The distinguished list of contributors examine a series of psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) topics that relate to religious faith and behavior. PNI studies the relationships between mental states and the nervous, endocrine, and immune systems. Among the issues it focuses upon are how mental states, in general, and belief states, in particular, affect physical health. The contributors