Faith and Mental Health by Harold G Koenig - 9781932031911

Faith and Mental HealthReligious Resources for Healing\nAuthor(s): Harold G Koenig\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Templeton Foundation Press,U.S., United States\nImprint: Templeton Foundation Press,U.S.\nISBN-13: 9781932031911, 978-1932031911\nSynopsis\nDr. Harold Koenig opens a window on mental health, providing an unprecedented source of practical information about the relationship between religion and mental health. He examines how Christianity and other world religions deliver mental health services today, and he makes recommendations, based on research, expertise, and experience, for new programs to meet local needs.\n\nMeticulously researched and documented, Faith and Mental Health includes\n\nResearch on the relationship between religion and positive emotions, psychiatric illnesses, and severe and persistent mental disorders\nWays in which religion has influenced mental health historically, and how now and in the future it can be involved with mental health\nA comprehensive de.