Medicine, religion, and health
Subtitle: where science and spirituality meet
By: Harold G. Koenig.
Series: Templeton science and religion series
Publisher: Templeton Foundation Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: West Conshohocken, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9781599471419
Subjects: Medicine -- Religious aspects; Health -- Religious aspects; Spiritual Therapies; Mental Healing; Mind-Body Relations (Metaphysics); Religion and Medicine; Spirituality
Description: Focusing on the scientific basis for integrating spirituality into medicine, Koenig carefully summarizes major trends, controversies, and the latest research from a wide variety of disciplines and provides plausible and compelling theoretical explanations for what has thus far emerged in this relatively young field of study. Medicine, Religion, and Health begins by defining the principal terms and then moves on to a brief history of the role that religion has played in medicine before delving into the current state of research. Koenig devotes several chapters to exploring the outcomes of specific studies in fields such as mental health, cardiovascular disease, and mortality. The book concludes with a review of the clinical applications that can be derived from the research. Koenig also supplies several detailed appendices that will aid readers of all levels looking for further information. --from publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Terms of the debate; title: Medicine in the twenty-first century; title: From mind to body; title: Religion and health; title: Mental health; title: The immune and endocrine systems; title: The cardiovascular system; title: Diseases related to stress and behavior; title: Longevity; title: Physical disability; title: Clinical applications; title: Final thoughts.