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Intro -- Title page -- Table of Contents -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Religion vs. Spirituality -- Abstract -- Constructs for research -- Religion -- Spirituality -- Summary of Definitions for Research Purposes -- Defining religion -- Defining spirituality -- Summary and conclusions -- Chapter 2: Measurement of Religiosity -- Abstract -- Measurement and quantification -- Measures of religiosity by dimension -- Multidimensional scales -- Most commonly used measures -- Choosing a measure -- Recommended measures of "spirituality" -- Statistical considerations -- Summary and conclusions -- Chapter 3: Religion and Coping -- Abstract -- Definition -- How does religion help? -- Religion as a barrier to coping -- Research on Religious Coping -- Summary and Conclusions -- Chapter 4: Negative Emotions and Behaviors -- Abstract -- Depression -- Suicide -- Anxiety -- Substance abuse -- Antisocial behaviors -- Summary and Conclusions -- Chapter 5: Chronic Mental and Neurocognitive Disorders -- Abstract -- Schizophrenia -- Bipolar disorder -- Major neurocognitive disorder (dementia) -- Summary and Conclusions -- Chapter 6: Positive Emotions -- Abstract -- Psychological well-being -- Hope -- Optimism -- Purpose and meaning in life -- Summary and Conclusions -- Chapter 7: Mechanisms -- Abstract -- Genetic factors -- Biological factors -- Psychological factors -- Social factors -- Environmental factors -- Individual factors -- Interactions between categories -- Religion as a determinant of mental health -- Summary and Conclusions -- Chapter 8: Religious Struggles and Doubt -- Abstract -- Religious Struggles -- Religious doubt -- Struggle in pantheistic religions -- Related issues -- Religious struggles and mental health -- Recent research on religious struggle/doubt

In Spirituality and Health Research: Methods, Measurement, Statistics, and Resources, Dr. Harold G. Koenig leads a comprehensive overview of this complex subject. Dr. Koenig is one of the world's leading authorities on the relationship between spirituality and health, and a leading researcher on the topic. As such, he is distinctively qualified to author such a book. This unique source of information on how to conduct research on religion, spirituality, and health includes practical information that goes well beyond what is typically taught in most undergraduate, graduate, or even post-do.

In a timely book with a powerful and persuasive message, Dr. Harold G. Koenig addresses federal, state, and local government policy leaders, urging them to more fully integrate religious organizations into the formal disaster response system, and he then provides recommendations on how this can effectively be done. Koenig also advocates faith communities and organizations to learn more about the role they can play in responding to disasters and terrorism.The chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina made extraordinarily clear the gaps in the United States' disaster policies. At the same tim

Terms of the debate -- Medicine in the twenty-first century -- From mind to body -- Religion and health -- Mental health -- The immune and endocrine systems -- The cardiovascular system -- Diseases related to stress and behavior -- Longevity -- Physical disability -- Clinical applications -- Final thoughts

This book includes guidance as well as information and inspiration. There are practical recommendations on how to perform acts of kindness in personal lives and at work, toward friends, colleagues, and family members-even with one's enemies. Suggestions are also offered on ways to encourage others to be kind so they, too, can experience the joy that results

In a timely book with a powerful and persuasive message, Dr. Harold G. Koenig addresses federal, state, and local government policy leaders, urging them to more fully integrate religious organizations into the formal disaster response system, and he then provides recommendations on how this can effectively be done. Koenig also advocates faith communities and organizations to learn more about the role they can play in responding to disasters and terrorism. This book provides information on the psychological, social, and spiritual responses to trauma. It addresses how the emergency response system works, and the role that religious communities can play in disaster response and recovery in terms of providing emotional and spiritual care for victims. It advocates integrating mental health into emergency response systems directed at those affected by hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, and terrorism. "The aim is to help victims of disaster to better cope with the stresses they face, as well as help direct care workers (firefighters, police, health care providers, etc.) to deal better emotionally with the trauma to which they are exposed so they can remain effective and functional on the job," explains Dr. Koenig, whose research on the healing power of faith has been published worldwide. --

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Spirituality, religion, and mood disorders / Bruno Paz Mosqueiro, Alexandre de Rezende Pinto and Alexander Moreira-Almeida -- Spirituality, religion, and suicide / Ying Chen and Tyler J. VanderWeele -- Spirituality, religion, and anxiety disorders / David H. Rosmarin and Bethany Leidl -- Spirituality/religion and obsessive-compulsive-related disorders / Jonathan S. Abramowitz and Jennifer L. Buchholz -- Spirituality, religion, and psychotic disorders / Philippe Huguelet -- Spirituality, religion, and eating disorders / P. Scott Richards, Sarah Weinberger-Litman, Michael E. Berrett and Randy K. Hardman -- Spirituality/religion and substance use disorders / Hilary S. Connery and Jeff Devido -- Spirituality/religion and behavioral addictions / Joshua Briggs Grubbs and Jennifer Tegan Grant -- Spirituality, religion, and marital/family issues / Annette Mahoney, Daniel D. Flint and James S. McGraw -- Spirituality/religion and pain / Christina Rush, Kaitlyn Vagnini and Amy Wachholtz -- Spirituality/religion and end-of-life care / John Peteet.

This important book examines the relationship between religion and mental health throughout the life cycle, with a special emphasis on later life. It asserts that successful aging is possible regardless of physical health or environmental circumstances, and that religious beliefs and behaviors may facilitate successful aging. Aging and God thoroughly examines the effects of religion and mental health on aging and provides a centralized resource of up-to-date references of research in the field. It focuses on recent findings, theoretical issues, and implications for clinical practice and contai