| Description |
xv, 416 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Research on faith and health : new approaches to old questions / Thomas G. Plante, Allen C. Sherman -- Pt. 1. Faith and health in the general population: research and theory -- Spirituality, religion, and health : evidence, issues, and concerns / Carl E. Thoresen, Alex H.S. Harris, Doug Oman -- Religious involvement and mortality : answers and more questions / Michael McCullough -- Religious involvement and health outcomes in late adulthood : findings from a longitudinal study of women and men / Paul Wink, Michele Dillon -- Unforgiveness, forgiveness, religion, and health / Everett L. Worthington, Jr., Jack W. Berry, Les Parrott III -- Assessment of religiousness and spirituality in health research / Allen C. Sherman, Stephanie Simonton -- Pt. 2. Faith and health in special populations -- Religious involvement among cancer patients : associations with adjustment and quality of life / Allen C. Sherman, Stephanie Simonton -- Religion and health in HIV/AIDS communities / R. Corey Remle, Harold G. Koenig -- Tobacco and alcohol use among young adults : exploring religious faith, locus of health control, and coping strategies as predictors / A. Sandra Willis, Kenneth A. Wallston, Kamau R.S. Johnson -- Religious faith and mental health outcomes / Thomas G. Plante, Naveen K. Sharma -- Pt. 3. Faith and health in the clinic -- Assessing religious and spiritual concerns in psychotherapy / John T. Chirban -- Spiritual interventions in healing and wholeness / Siang-Yang Tan, Natalie J. Dong -- Religious dimension of patient care within rehabilitation medicine : the role of religious attitudes, beliefs, and personal and professional practices / Edward P. Shafranske -- Pt. 4. Commentaries on research concerning faith and health -- Without a prayer : methodological problems, ethical challenges, and misrepresentations in the study of religion, spirituality, and medicine / Richard P. Sloan, Emilia Bagiella, Tia Powell -- Religion and spirituality in the science and practice of health psychology : openness, skepticism, and the agnosticism of methodology / Timothy W. Smith -- Conclusions and future directions for research on faith and health / Allen C. Sherman, Thomas G. Plante |
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Medicine -- Religious aspects.
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Health -- Religious aspects.
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Religion and Medicine.
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Faith Healing -- psychology.
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Spirituality.
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| Added Author |
Plante, Thomas G.
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Sherman, Allen C.
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| ISBN |
1572306823 alkaline paper |
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