Handbook of Religion and Health - Rilegato

Koenig, Harold; King, Dana; Carson, Verna B.

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ISBN 10: 0195335953 ISBN 13: 9780195335958

Casa editrice: OUP USA, 2012

Riassunto

The Handbook of Religion and Health has become the seminal research text on religion, spirituality, and health, outlining a rational argument for the connection between religion and health. The Second Edition completely revises and updates the first edition. Its authors are physicians: a psychiatrist and geriatrician, a primary care physician, and a psychiatrist and theologian, all with advanced degrees in epidemiology and public health.

The Second Edition surveys the historical connections between religion and health and grapples with the distinction between the terms ''religion'' and ''spirituality'' in research and clinical practice. It reviews research on religion and mental health, as well as extensive research literature on the mind-body relationship, and develops a model to explain how religious involvement may impact physical health through the mind-body mechanisms. It also explores the direct relationships between religion and physical health, covering such topics as immune and endocrine function, heart disease, hypertension and stroke, neurological disorders, cancer, and infectious diseases; and examines the consequences of illness including chronic pain, disability, and quality of life.

Finally, the Handbook reviews research methods and addresses applications to clinical practice. Theological perspectives are interwoven throughout the chapters. The Handbook is the most insightful and authoritative resource available to anyone who wants to understand the relationship between religion and health.

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Recensione:

This book provides a fascinating look at the role of religion and the use of health services against the background of the current availability of and access to health care across all segments of society... This is an unparalleled resource not only for physicians with an interest in the relationship between religion and health but perhaps even more for those who doubt its significance. All physicians should consider the possibility that something so meaningful to a large number of patients might also be good for their health. (Journal of the American Medical Association (for the previous edition))

In addition to presenting a synopsis of the overwhelming amount of research in this area, the authors provide a thoughtful reflection and commentary that is based on their collective understanding of this research and its application. Does the book deliver on its promise? Absolutely. This is a must read for anyone interested in this field. It is well written, comprehensive, scholarly, and engaging... The authors should be commended for an extraordinary job on this soon to be classic text. (Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (for the previous edition))

This would be an excellent addition to the library of congregations and their clergy, health educators, youth workers, and professional chaplains. (Anglican Theological Review (for the previous edition))

I encourage anyone concerned with faith and health, to get this book. (Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (for the previous edition))

Not only researchers, but all concerned about health, should be grateful for the wealth of information this volume provides to support better research in the future. (Second Opinion (for the previous edition))

L'autore:

Harold G. Koenig is professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and assiciate professor of medicine at Duke University Medical Center, and is a distinguished adjunct professor at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He is director of Duke University's Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health in Durham, North Carolina. Dana E. King is professor of family medicine and vice chair of the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. Verna Benner Carson is associate professor of nursing at Towson University in Fallston, Maryland.

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• Editore: OUP USA
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0195335953
• ISBN 13: 9780195335958
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 1192