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xxiii, 1086 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
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text |
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unmediated |
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volume |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 863-1052) and index. |
| Contents |
SECTION I. Research methodology-- 1. Definitions -- 2. Measurement -- 3. Research design -- SECTION II. Mental health -- 4. Coping with stress -- 5. Depression -- 6. Bipolar disorder -- 7. Suicide -- 8. Anxiety -- 9. Schizophrenia and other psychoses -- 10. Substance use and substance use disorders -- 11. Personality traits and disorders -- 12. Psychological well-being and positive emotions -- SECTION III. Social health -- 13. Delinquency and crime -- 14. Marital and family stability -- 15. Social support -- SECTION IV. Explanatory mechanisms: mental and social health -- 16. Understanding the religion, mental, and social health relationships -- SECTION V. Health behaviors -- 17. Cigarette smoking -- 18. Exercise -- 19. Diet and weight -- SECTION VI. Physical health -- 20. Heart disease -- 21. Hypertension -- 22. Cerebrovascular disease -- 23. Alzheimer's disease and other dementias -- 24. Immune function -- 25. Stress hormones -- 26. Cancer -- 27. Mortality -- 28. Physical disability -- 29. Chronic pain -- 20. Disease prevention, detection, and treatment -- SECTION VII. Explanatory mechanisms: physical health -- 31. Understanding the religion-physical health relationship -- SECTION VIII. Public health and health policy -- 32. Public health and human flourishing -- 33. Health policy implications -- SECTION IX. Conclusions -- 34. Summary and conclusions -- Appendix. Studies on religion and health (by health outcome). |
| Summary |
"The 2001 edition (1st) was a comprehensive review of history, research, and discussions on religion and health through the year 2000. The Appendix listed 1,200 separate quantitative studies on religion and health each rated in quality on 0-10 scale, followed by about 2,000 references and an extensive index for rapid topic identification. The 2012 edition (2nd) of the Handbook systematically updated the research from 2000 to 2010, with the number of quantitative studies then reaching the thousands. This 2022 edition (3rd) is the most scientifically rigorous addition to date, covering the best research published through 2021 with an emphasis on prospective studies and randomized controlled trials. Beginning with a Foreword by Dr. Howard K. Koh, former US Assistant Secretary for Health for the Department of Health and Human Services, this nearly 600,000-word volume examines almost every aspect of health, reviewing past and more recent research on the relationship between religion and health outcomes. Furthermore, nearly all of its 34 chapters conclude with clinical and community applications making this text relevant to both health care professionals (physicians, nurses, social workers, rehabilitation therapists, counsellors, psychologists, sociologists, etc.) and clergy (community clergy, chaplains, pastoral counsellors, etc.). The book's extensive Appendix focuses on the best studies, describing each study in a single line, allowing researchers to quickly locate the existing research. It should not be surprising that for Handbook for the past two decades has been the most cited of all references on religion and health"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Medical Subject |
Religion and Medicine.
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| Add Author |
Peteet, John R., 1947- author.
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VanderWeele, Tyler J., author.
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| LINK |
Online version: Peteet, John R., 1947- Handbook of religion and health 3rd edition New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, 2022 9780190088873 (DLC) 2022027306 |
| ISBN |
9780190088859 (hardback) |
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0190088850 (hardback) |
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9780190088873 (epub) |
| LCCN |
2022027305 |
| OCLC # |
1346988803 |
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