Title: Medicine, religion, and health
First published: 2008
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.
Subjects: Health, Medicine, Mental healing, Mind-Body Relations (Metaphysics), Religion and Medicine, Religious aspects, Religious aspects of Health, Religious aspects of Medicine, Spiritual Therapies, Spirituality, Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical, Medicine, religious aspects, Health, religious aspects, Spiritual healing, Metaphysics, Medicine--religious aspects, Health--religious aspects, Bl65.m4 k648 2008, Wb 880 k78m 2008, 201/.661
LC classification: BL65.M4 K648 2008