Religion The Etiology Of Mental Illness
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Religion The Etiology Of Mental Illness
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Author : Henry Jones
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2007-02
Religion The Etiology Of Mental Illness written by Henry Jones and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-02 with Science categories.
This book explains how the religious indoctrination of children causes mental illness. Brain damage caused by religious belief is explained.
Is Faith Delusion
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Author : Andrew Sims
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2009-03-09
Is Faith Delusion written by Andrew Sims and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-09 with Religion categories.
Is faith delusion? Is religion bad for your health? How, in a scientifically and technologically advanced age, can people still believe in God/spirit/'other'? Clearly not all believers are primitive and ill-educated; an alternative explanation is that they must be mad, or at least severely neurotic (as suggested by Freud). This book starts by looking at, and giving reasons for, the connection and the division between Christian faith and psychiatry. It asks whether science challenges Christians involved with psychiatry, as patients or professionals, and whether the spiritual needs of patients are recognised. The author examines the scope and use of the neuro-sciences and considers cause and effect, natural selection and determinism. He explores the overlap (and the difference) between psychiatric symptoms and religious belief, the possible association between demon possession and mental illness, and the idea that some people are intrinsically religious and some are not. The variations of personality are examined, with their implications for belief. Posited as a statement, that faith is delusion is always hostile, but outcome studies (reviewed here) show that in general religious belief and practice convey good mental health. Religious faith and mental illness are different, and their concepts come from different world-views. A consideration of them in relation to each other is long overdue. The author is a former Professor of Psychiatry and President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and has also been Chairman of their Spirituality and Psychiatry Special Interest Group, so is exceptionally well qualified to address the subject. Although the book is technically proficient, it is aimed at the general reader and is illustrated with stories, brief case histories and anecdotes.
Psychiatry And Religion
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Author : Dinesh Bhugra
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-09-03
Psychiatry And Religion written by Dinesh Bhugra and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-03 with Medical categories.
Psychiatry and Religion: Context, Consensus and Controversies works to eradicate the distinction between spiritual and psychological welfare and promote greater understanding of the relationship between the two. This book brings together chapters from fifteen mental health practitioners and pastoral workers to explore what their different philosophies have to offer the individuals in their care. As well as all the major world religions, the text also provides detailed information about newer religions and the significance of their belief systems for mental health management. The book examines the positive and negative effects that strict moral codes and religious rituals can produce and shows how awareness of these effects is crucial to the treatment of these patients. This classic edition of Psychiatry and Religion, with a new introduction from Dinesh Bhugra, will continue to provide an important resource to practicing and training psychiatrists.
Is Religion Good For Your Health
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Author : Harold G Koenig
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-10-23
Is Religion Good For Your Health written by Harold G Koenig and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-23 with Medical categories.
Is Religion Good for Your Health? takes you deep into the heart of the ageless debate on the importance of religion and faith to physical and mental health. On the one hand, you will learn about important research findings from cross-sectional, longitudinal, and intervention studies that have demonstrated positive effects of religious belief on both mental and physical health. On the other hand, you will learn how the vast clinical experiences of leading health experts suggest that religion can have negative effects on health. Integral to the book’s exploration of the relationship between health and religion are the trends that have occurred in society over the last century. You will learn about significant demographic changes, changes in health and health care, and shifts in values, attitudes, and religious conviction, all of which have direct implications for health care providers, the clergy, the “baby boomers,” and older adults. From Author Harold Koenig, a leading expert on religion and health who has frequently been interviewed by major broadcasting networks such as ABC, National Public Radio, the British Broadcasting Corporation, NBC, CBS, and “Ivanhoe Broadcast News,” you will also learn about: pathological uses of religion the need for cooperation and collaboration between health and religious professionals studies on the relationship of religious beliefs and practice to physical conditions such as blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, and cancer links between religious behavior and depression, anxiety, and drug use the waning of religion’s influence in America first-hand accounts from patients who have faced painful and/or life-threatening illness As Is Religion Good for Your Health? analyzes the pathological aspects of religion, you will begin to understand how religious beliefs have the capacity to strongly influence people’s lives and their health, whether positively or negatively. Health care providers, public policy experts, religious professionals, medical researchers, and medical students will find the book’s overview of the issues at stake, particularly the implications for our public health care system, crucial to the advancement of health care practice into the next century.
Handbook Of Religion And Mental Health
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Author : Harold G. Koenig
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 1998-09-18
Handbook Of Religion And Mental Health written by Harold G. Koenig and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-09-18 with Psychology categories.
The Handbook of Religion and Mental Health is a useful resource for mental health professionals, religious professionals, and counselors. The book describes how religious beliefs and practices relate to mental health and influence mental health care. It presents research on the association between religion and personality, coping behavior, anxiety, depression, psychoses, and successes in psychotherapy and includes discussions on specific religions and their perspectives on mental health. Provides a useful resource for religious and mental health professionals Describes the connections between spirituality, religion, and physical and mental health Discusses specific religions and their perspectives on mental health Presents research on the association between religion and personality, coping behavior, anxiety, depression, psychoses, and successes in psychotherapy
Spirituality And Mental Health Across Cultures
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Author : Alexander Moreira-Almeida
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2021-08-02
Spirituality And Mental Health Across Cultures written by Alexander Moreira-Almeida and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-02 with Medical categories.
Religiosity and spirituality (R/S) represent a very important factor of daily life for many individuals across different cultures and contexts. It is associated with lower rates of depression, suicide, mortality, and substance abuse, and is positively correlated with well-being and quality of life. Despite growing academic recognition and scientific literature on these connections this knowledge has not been translated into clinical practice. Part of the expanding Oxford Cultural Psychiatry series, Spirituality and Mental Health Across Cultures is a timely exploration of the implications of R/S on mental health. Written and edited by 38 experts in the fields of spirituality and mental health from 11 countries, covering a wide range of cultural and geographical perspectives, this unique resource assesses how mental health relates to world religions, agnosticism, atheism, and spiritualism unaffiliated with organised religion, with a practical touch. Across 25 chapters, this resource provides readers with a succinct and trustworthy review of the latest research and how this can be applied to clinical care. The first section covers the principles and fundamental questions that relate science, history, philosophy, neuroscience, religion, and spirituality with mental health. The second section discusses the main beliefs and practices related to world religions and their implications to mental health. The third reviews the impact of R/S on specific clinical situations and offers practical guidance on how to handle these appropriately, such as practical suggestions for assessing and integrating R/S in personal history anamnesis or psychotherapy.
Religion And Spirituality In Psychiatry
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Author : Philippe Huguelet
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2009-03-30
Religion And Spirituality In Psychiatry written by Philippe Huguelet and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-30 with Medical categories.
Although medicine is practised in a secular setting, religious and spiritual issues have an impact on patient perspectives regarding their health and the management of any disorders that may afflict them. This is especially true in psychiatry, as feelings of spirituality and religiousness are very prevalent among the mentally ill. Clinicians are rarely aware of the importance of religion and understand little of its value as a mediating force for coping with mental illness. This book addresses various issues concerning mental illness in psychiatry: the relation of religious issues to mental health; the tension between a theoretical approach to problems and psychiatric approaches; the importance of addressing these varying approaches in patient care and how to do so; and differing ways to approach Christian, Muslim and Buddhist patients.
Religion And Coping In Mental Health Care
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Author : Joseph Pieper
language : en
Publisher: Rodopi
Release Date : 2005
Religion And Coping In Mental Health Care written by Joseph Pieper and has been published by Rodopi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Medical categories.
Joseph Pieper and Marinus van Uden have proposed a book consisting of previously published papers on the topics of religion, coping, and mental health care. It covers quite a bit of territory: the complex relationships be-tween religion and mental health, surveys that present the views of therapists and patients about the interface between religion and mental health, a case study of a religious patient struggling with psychological problems, empirical studies of religious coping among various groups, and a method for teaching the clinical psychology of religion. Although the papers are diverse, they are unified by several themes. First, the papers convey a balanced approach to religion and psychology. They speak to the potentially positive and negative contributions religion can make to health and well-being. Second, several of the papers focus on the role of religious coping among patients in the Netherlands. This focus is noteworthy since the large majority of this theory and research has been limited to the USA. Third, they underscore the value of a cross-cultural approach to the field. Their surveys point to the importance of religious/worldview perspec-tives to many patients (and therapists) in the Netherlands, even though the culture is more secularised than the USA. However, their papers also suggest that the manifestation of these religious/worldview perspectives may take different shape in the Netherlands. Fourth, the papers have clinical relevance. The case history of the obsessive-compulsive patient by Van Uden (ch. 4) contains an excellent example of the way in which religious resources can be accessed to counter dysfunctional behaviours. This volume shows initial effort in a newly emerging area of study. It is encouraging to see a significant body of research and practice on the psy-chology of religion and coping coming out of the Netherlands. It could stimu-late further advances in a more cross-culturally sensitive, clinical psychology of religion. Kenneth Pargament Professor of Psychology at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, USA. Dr. Joseph Z.T. Pieper (1953) works as an assistant professor in psychology of religion and pastoral psychology at the Department of Theology at Utrecht University and at the Catholic Theological University Utrecht, the Nether-lands. Prof. dr. Marinus H.F. van Uden (1952) works as a professor in clinical psychology of religion at Tilburg University and Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands, and he is a licensed clinical psychologist and psychotherapist.
Religion And Supernatural Beliefs Its Influence On Mental Illness
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Author : regina massano
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Religion And Supernatural Beliefs Its Influence On Mental Illness written by regina massano and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with categories.
Objectives: How religion and supernatural beliefs can influence the manifestation of mental disorders and treatment adherence? Can we include it in treatment strategies?Background and aims: Religious and supernatural beliefs are often implicated in psychopathology and sometimes it complicates treatment adherence. Materials and methods: Research at PubMed using the terms u201creligionu201d AND u201cmental illnessu201d.Results: More than a third of patients had psychopathology with either religious or supernatural content in their lifetime (Grover S, 2016). A significant portion of patients believed that mental illness occur either due to sorcery, ghosts, spirit intrusion, divine wrath, planetary/astrological influences, dissatisfied or evil spirits and bad deeds of the past (Kate N., 2012). Those beliefs about the causes of the disorders, demographic and psychiatric characteristics are closely associated with beliefs about treatment validity, which influences the acceptance of traditional medical care.Care of patients should undergone the bio-psycho-social model. The clinician should negotiate a common worldview with patients, integrating both their beliefs and psychiatric knowledge. Their beliefs may be used to cope with current difficulties and interpersonal problems, so they can be used as an element in the recovery process. It also may help to prevent potentially harmful behaviors, such as interpersonal violence, substance abuse, and suicidal attempts. Wong-McDonald described the outcome of an optional spirituality rehabilitation program. Compared to the usual treatment, these patients achieved their goals in 100 percent versus 57 percent.Conclusions: Religion, supernatural beliefs and cultural issues are usually underestimated in daily practice. However, it can be a tool for potentiate an empathic relationship, treatment adherence and recovery.
Spirit Mind
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Author : Helene Basu
language : en
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Release Date : 2017
Spirit Mind written by Helene Basu and has been published by LIT Verlag Münster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Medical categories.
For more than a century, anthropologists and psychiatrists engage in conversations concerning relationships between embodied well-being and religion. Taking account of shifting meanings of 'religion' in global modernities, the included essays reveal how historically and culturally embedded local encounters between psychiatry, religious experience, and ritual healing contribute to an increasing diversification of 'mental health.' The multitude of theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches brought to the field in the global north and the global south introduce novel insights into current debates between clinical practitioners, ethnographic fieldworkers, and historians of psychiatry. (Series: Culture, Religion and Psychiatry, Vol. 1) [Subject: Psychiatry, Religious Studies, Ethnography, Sociology]