People and communities of faith -- History of mental health care -- Religion, coping, and positive emotions -- Religion, psychiatric symptoms, and disorders -- Religion and severe, persistent mental illness -- Integrating religion into mental health treatments -- Caring for the emotionally and mentally ill -- Local religious congregations (FBO category A) -- Networking and advocacy organizations (FBO category B) -- Mission-driven faith-based services (FBO category C) -- Faith-integrated counseling (FBO categories D and E) -- Non-Christian faith-based services -- Barriers to research and implementation -- Identifying possible solutions
Summary
Dr. Harold Koenig is the brand in the growing field of spirituality and health. His groundbreaking research has been featured on national and international television and radio shows, on the covers of magazines, and in the headlines of newspapers
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-332) and index