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• Title:Handbook of religion and health / Harold G. Koenig, Michael E. McCullough, David B. Larson.
  
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• Variant Title:Religion and health
  
• Author/Creator:Koenig, Harold George.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:McCullough, Michael E.
  Larson, David B., 1947-2002.
  
• Published/Created:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
  

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  • Location:BMB LIBRARY (VGH) stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: BL65.M4 K646 2001
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

  • Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: BL65.M4 K646 2001
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Health--Religious aspects.
  
• Description:xii, 712 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 593-687) and index.
  
• ISBN:0195118669 (cloth : alk. paper)
  
• Contents:Pt. I. Historical Context
  1. Definitions
  2. History of Religion, Science, and Medicine: Historical Timeline
  Pt. II. Debating Religion's Effects on Health
  3. Religion's Positive Effects
  4. Religion's Negative Effects
  5. Religious Coping: The Patient's Experience
  Pt. III. Research on Religion and Mental Health
  6. Well-Being
  7. Depression
  8. Suicide
  9. Anxiety Disorders
  10. Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses
  11. Alcohol and Drug Use
  12. Delinquency
  13. Marital Instability
  14. Personality
  15. Understanding Religion's Effects on Mental Health
  Pt. IV. Research on Religion and Physical Disorders
  16. Heart Disease
  17. Hypertension
  18. Cerebrovascular Disease and the Brain
  19. Immune System Dysfunction
  20. Cancer
  21. Mortality
  22. Religion and Disability
  23. Pain and Other Somatic Symptoms
  24. Health Behaviors
  25. Understanding Religion's Effects on Physical Health
  Pt. V. Religion and Use of Health Services
  26. Disease Prevention, Disease Detection, and Treatment Compliance
  27. Use of General Medical and Mental Health Services
  28. Understanding Religion's Effects on Health Service Use
  Pt. VI. Clinical Applications
  29. Health Professionals
  30. Religious Professionals
  Pt. VII. Priorities for Future Research
  31. Areas of Research That Need Further Study
  32. Research Methods
  33. Measurement Tools
  Pt. VIII. Studies on Religion and Health by Health Outcome
  34. Studies (Earliest to 2000).