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Spiritual Caregiving

Healthcare As A Ministry

By: Verna Benner Carson,Harold G Koenig

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Spiritual Caregiving

Healthcare As A Ministry

By: Verna Benner Carson,Harold G Koenig

Healthcare providers are faced with a daunting job. Daily, they have encounters with those who are wounded and broken by disease - physical, emotional, cognitive and spiritual disease. Patients look to their caregivers for healing, for advice, for comfort and solace.

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Templeton Foundation Press

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1932031553

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Healing Bodies and Souls

A Practical Guide for Congregations

By: W. Daniel Hale,Harold George Koenig

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Healing Bodies and Souls

A Practical Guide for Congregations

By: W. Daniel Hale,Harold George Koenig

As healthcare leaders widely recognize, churches are second homes to their members and ideally situated-indeed called-to serve their communities with the loving and personal care that a stressed healthcare system cannot deliver. Daniel Hale and Harold Koenig, national leaders in health ministries, offer a practical and engaging primer on developing a variety of initiatives for all who are concerned and interested-pastors, parish nurses, lay leaders, and concerned parishioners. Their short volume mixes real-life congregational case studies with vital information to equip congregants in helping people manage illness, navigate the healthcare labyrinth, avoid or manage disability, and even provide some life-saving and preventative medical services. While their case studies report on the many kinds of engagement congregations have taken on, each chapter also provides basic information on the most common healthcare challenges-diabetes, skin cancer, stroke, heart disease, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, breast cancer, prostate cancer, glaucoma, and depression-and what can be done in local congregations.

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Fortress Press

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1451409427

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Faith In The Future

Healthcare, Aging and the Role of Religion

By: Harold Koenig

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Faith In The Future

Healthcare, Aging and the Role of Religion

By: Harold Koenig

div After an interview in Newsweek about his book Spirituality in Patient Care and his research in religion and health, Dr. Harold Koenig became the international voice on spirituality, health, and aging. In this book, Faith in the Future, he is joined by two other experts on aging and human development. They present a compelling look at one of the most severe issues in today’s society: health care in America. How will we provide quality healthcare to older adults needing it during the next thirty to fifty years? Who will provide this care? How will it be funded? How can we establish systems of care now to be in place as demographic and health-related economic pressures mount? Alongside the sobering reality of our country’s challenges, there are reasons for optimism. Innovative programs created and maintained by volunteers and religious congregations are emerging as pivotal factors in meeting healthcare needs. Summarizing decades of scientific research and providing numerous inspirational examples and role models, the authors present practical steps that individuals and institutions may emulate for putting faith into action. “/div>

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1599470357

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Aging and God

Spiritual Pathways to Mental Health in Midlife and Later Years

By: Harold George Koenig

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Aging and God

Spiritual Pathways to Mental Health in Midlife and Later Years

By: Harold George Koenig

This important book examines the relationship between religion and mental health throughout the life cycle, with a special emphasis on later life. It asserts that successful aging is possible regardless of physical health or environmental circumstances, and that religious beliefs and behaviors may facilitate successful aging. Aging and God thoroughly examines the effects of religion and mental health on aging and provides a centralized resource of up-to-date references of research in the field. It focuses on recent findings, theoretical issues, and implications for clinical practice and contains ideas for further research. In Aging and God, you'll also find information on project design that can help you develop grant applications and carry out studies. Aging and God is a helpful book for both mental health and religious professionals. It helps mental health specialists better understand the spiritual needs of older adults and the impact that religion can have on facilitating mental health. It also describes how religion can be utilized in clinical practice and integrated into psychotherapeutic approaches to older patients. The book brings religious professionals current knowledge of the major psychological problems that older adults face and how religion can be used to help alleviate these problems. Full of pertinent information, Aging and God addresses theoretical aspects of human development, focusing on cognitive, moral, and religious faith development examines situations and disorders of particular concern to older persons and looks at how religion can be used as a resource applies research findings to the problem of meeting the spiritual and mental health needs of elders with chronic or acute health problems provides an in-depth look at end-of-life issues such as physician-assisted suicide Hospital and nursing home chaplains will find this book informative and encouraging, as will gerontologists, hospital administrators, and community clergy faced with increasingly older congregations. It gives mental health professionals new strategies to help improve the later years of older adults, and makes an excellent text for courses on religion, mental health, and aging. Middle-aged and older adults, as well as their families, will also find Aging and God enjoyable and inspiring as they attempt to grapple with the myriad adjustment and coping problems associated with aging.

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Psychology Press

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1560244232

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9781560244233

New Light on Depression

Help, Hope & Answers for the Depressed & Those who Love Them

By: David B. Biebel,Harold George Koenig

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New Light on Depression

Help, Hope & Answers for the Depressed & Those who Love Them

By: David B. Biebel,Harold George Koenig

New Light on Depression" guides the reader through an understanding of depression, the myths and misunderstandings that surround it, and the symptoms and identification of it in various levels of intensity.

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Zondervan

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0310247292

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9780310247296

Is Religion Good for Your Health?

The Effects of Religion on Physical and Mental Health

By: Harold George Koenig

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Is Religion Good for Your Health?

The Effects of Religion on Physical and Mental Health

By: Harold George Koenig

In examining the question of religion's impact on health, Is Religion Good for Your Health? examines the opinions and clinical experiences of health professionals, patient reports of those faced with painful and often life-threatening illnesses, and the findings of research that has objectively examined the relationships between religion and mental health and religion and physical health. You'll learn to distinguish between neurotic or pathological uses of religion and healthier forms of religious belief and practice; why religion might affect health; and psychological, social, and physiological pathways by which these effects may be conveyed. Finally, physicians, counselors, clergy, medical researchers, and laypersons learn the implications of this research for them.

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Psychology Press

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0789001667

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Healing Bodies and Souls

A Practical Guide for Congregations

By: W. Daniel Hale,Harold George Koenig

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A Practical Guide for Congregations

By: W. Daniel Hale,Harold George Koenig

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Fortress Press

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1451409427

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From 4-F to U.S. Navy Surgeon General

A Physician's Memoir

By: Harold M. Koenig, M.D.

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From 4-F to U.S. Navy Surgeon General

A Physician's Memoir

By: Harold M. Koenig, M.D.

In 1959, Harold M. Koenig was discharged after his first year at the U.S. Naval Academy because of progressive hearing loss and went on to college, then medical school. In 1965, the draft board notified him that upon completion of his internship in 1967 he would be drafted despite his disability--as the conflict in Vietnam escalated, many doctors with previously disqualifying medical conditions were reclassified as eligible to serve. Rather than wait to be drafted, Koenig volunteered for a Navy program that made him an ensign and paid all expenses for his final year of medical school. His memoir recounts his remarkable career path from 4-F midshipman to vice admiral and his service in the most senior positions in military medicine.

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McFarland

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1476635897

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Pastoral Care of Alcohol Abusers

By: Andrew J. Weaver,Harold George Koenig

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Pastoral Care of Alcohol Abusers

By: Andrew J. Weaver,Harold George Koenig

Over 120 million American teens and adults use alcohol at one time or another. While in most situations these individuals are able to use it responsibly and with moderation, no one is immune to its destructive use - which makes it a significant public health issue. Many drinkers find that their otherwise responsible use turns problematic and abusive when faced with depression, trauma, grief, undue social pressures, or other tempting and potentially addictive behaviors. Not all of these people become full-fledged alcoholics, but they do develop an alcohol problem that needs careful and sensitive pastoral care to understand the underlying issues for their alcohol abuse. Because of this, clergy and other pastoral counselors need to develop competence in recognizing alcohol abuse problems, including alcoholism, identifying when to make referrals, helping persons to find available community resources, and training congregational members to provide support to affected individuals and families.

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Fortress Press

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1451403771

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Pastoral Care of Older Adults

By: Harold George Koenig,Andrew J. Weaver

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Pastoral Care of Older Adults

By: Harold George Koenig,Andrew J. Weaver

By the year 2000 more than 50 percent of mainline Protestants will be over the age of sixty. Older adults have special needs, to which many pastors are not adequately prepared to minister. Harold Koenig and Andrew Weaver address this problem by providing practical guidance in dealing with such issues as Alzheimer's disease, the chronically ill, relocation, health crises, grief, depression, anxiety, gender differences, poverty, and the needs of children of older adults.

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Fortress Press

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145140378X

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Handbook of Religion and Health

By: Harold George Koenig,Dana King,Verna B. Carson

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Handbook of Religion and Health

By: Harold George Koenig,Dana King,Verna B. Carson

Completely revises and updates the first edition ... surveys the historical connections between religion and health and grapples with the distinction between the terms ''religion'' and ''spirituality'' in research and clinical practice. It reviews research on religion and mental health, as well as extensive research literature on the mind-body relationship, and develops a model to explain how religious involvement may impact physical health through the mind-body mechanisms. It also explores the direct relationships between religion and physical health, covering such topics as immune and endocrine function, heart disease, hypertension and stroke, neurological disorders, cancer, and infectious diseases; and examines the consequences of illness including chronic pain, disability, and quality of life ... [The] authors are physicians: a psychiatrist and geriatrician, a primary care physician, and a professor of nursing and specialist in mental health nursing"--Provided by publisher.

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OUP USA

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0195335953

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The Healing Power of Prayer

The Surprising Connection Between Prayer and Your Health

By: Chester L. Tolson,Harold George Koenig

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The Healing Power of Prayer

The Surprising Connection Between Prayer and Your Health

By: Chester L. Tolson,Harold George Koenig

Shows how the stress-relieving effects of prayer can heal our bodies.

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0801012554

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Pastoral Care of Older Adults

By: Harold George Koenig,Andrew J. Weaver

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By: Harold George Koenig,Andrew J. Weaver

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Reflections on Aging and Spiritual Growth

By: Andrew J. Weaver,Harold George Koenig,Phyllis C. Roe

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Reflections on Aging and Spiritual Growth

By: Andrew J. Weaver,Harold George Koenig,Phyllis C. Roe

Noted, experienced voices in the Christian community come together in this volume to reflect on aging as part of their faith journey. One by one, they offer lessons and wisdom about the changes, challenges, and advantages of aging. To read this book is to sit with these men and women on retreat, discovering the fulfillment of life, its purpose and meaning. Together, you will reflect on questions such as these: How have your losses deepened or diminished your faith? How do you affirm aging as a person of faith in a society perpetually fascinated with the young and the new? What spiritual direction might you offer to others on the journey of faith--young and old? What counsel does our Christian heritage offer as we live in or approach our later years?

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0687095190

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Handbook of Religion and Health

By: Harold G. Koenig,Michael E. McCullough,David B. Larson

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Handbook of Religion and Health

By: Harold G. Koenig,Michael E. McCullough,David B. Larson

What effect does religion have on physical and mental health? In answering this question, this book reviews and discusses research on the relationship between religion and a variety of mental and physical health outcomes, including depression and anxiety; heart disease, stroke, and cancer; and health related behaviors such as smoking and substance abuse. The authors examine the positive and negative effects of religion on health throughout the life span, from childhood to old age. Based on their findings, they build theoretical models illustrating the behavioral, psychological, social, and physiological pathways through which religion may influence health. The authors also review research on the impact of religious affiliation, belief, and practice on the use of health services and compliance with medical treatment. In conclusion, they discuss the clinical relevance of their findings and make recommendations for future research priorities. Offering the first comprehensive examination of its topic, this volume is an indispensable resource for research scientists, health professionals, public policy makers, and anyone interested in the relationship between religion and health.

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Oxford University Press

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0199880662

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9780199880669

Religion and Mental Health

Research and Clinical Applications

By: Harold G. Koenig

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Religion and Mental Health

Research and Clinical Applications

By: Harold G. Koenig

Religion and Mental Health: Research and Clinical Applications summarizes research on how religion may help people better cope or exacerbate their stress, covering its relationship to depression, anxiety, suicide, substance abuse, well-being, happiness, life satisfaction, optimism, generosity, gratitude and meaning and purpose in life. The book looks across religions and specific faiths, as well as to spirituality for those who don't ascribe to a specific religion. It integrates research findings with best practices for treating mental health disorders for religious clients, also covering religious beliefs and practices as part of therapy to treat depression and posttraumatic stress disorder. - Summarizes research findings on the relationship of religion to mental health - Investigates religion's positive and negative influence on coping - Presents common findings across religions and specific faiths - Identifies how these findings inform clinical practice interventions - Describes how to use religious practices and beliefs as part of therapy

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Academic Press

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0128112832

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The Healing Power of Prayer

The Surprising Connection between Prayer and Your Health

By: Chester Tolson,Harold Koenig

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The Healing Power of Prayer

The Surprising Connection between Prayer and Your Health

By: Chester Tolson,Harold Koenig

Prayer can heal you. It's not just hype or hope or a spiritual cliché.There is actual scientific evidence to support this. Recent medical and psychological studies claim that prayer can relieve stress, improve attitudes, and mend bodies. Prayer generates peace, power, and health-a triple preventative that guards against anxiety and disease. It's a simple act that heals. According to Chet Tolson and Harold Koenig prayer helps people function at their best when life serves them the worst. Even on good days, it enhances the mind-body-soul connection. In The Healing Power of Prayer, these authors explain the nature of prayer, what happens when we pray, the restorative benefits of prayer, how to organize prayer, and much more. Their facts and insights will encourage believers to increase, the fainthearted to revive, and skeptics to begin a life of prayer.

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Baker Books

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1441244107

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Aging and God

Spiritual Pathways to Mental Health in Midlife and Later Years

By: Harold George Koenig

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Spiritual Pathways to Mental Health in Midlife and Later Years

By: Harold George Koenig

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Psychology Press

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Is Religion Good for Your Health?

The Effects of Religion on Physical and Mental Health

By: Harold G Koenig

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Is Religion Good for Your Health?

The Effects of Religion on Physical and Mental Health

By: Harold G Koenig

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.

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