Harold G Koenig: 36 books
Faith, Medicine, and Science
A Festschrift in Honor of Dr. David B. Larson
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2013
A perfect introduction to the connection between religious faith and physical and mental health!
Faith, Medicine, and Science: A Festschrift in Honor of Dr. David B. Larson is a comprehensive collection of groundbreaking work from one of the principal figures in the establishment, expansion,...
Is Religion Good for Your Health?
The Effects of Religion on Physical and Mental Health
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2013
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...
Bereavement Counseling
Pastoral Care for Complicated Grieving
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Get a unique insight into health, bereavement, and healing!
Bereavement Counseling: Pastoral Care for Complicated Grieving is a practical guide to the assessment and treatment of complicated grief responses, using a pastoral approach that combines clinical and spiritual care. The book addresses...
Maltreatment of Patients in Nursing Homes
There Is No Safe Place
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Abuse, although often not detected or reported, existed in every facility we surveyed. It is a serious problem.
Old, weak, and often cognitively impaired, nursing home patients can be easy targets for physical, psychological, material, and financial mistreatment at the hands of those entrusted...
Dealing with the Psychological and Spiritual Aspects of Menopause
Finding Hope in the Midlife
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2014
Turn menopause and midlife into a positive experience
Dealing with the Psychological and Spiritual Aspects of Menopause examines the emotional toll of menopause, offering help for the worry, anxiety, stress, and depression women can face during the midlife years. Instead of focusing on estrogen,...
Mental Illness and Psychiatric Treatment
A Guide for Pastoral Counselors
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2013
Take your rightful place on the holistic health care team, with the goal of restoring vitality of body, mind, and spirit to people suffering from emotional illness!
This book is designed to bring essential knowledge and skills to the religious professional who seeks to provide special ministry...
Caring for a Loved One with Alzheimer's Disease
A Christian Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2015
Clarify your thinking on an issue that can tear families apart!
Caring for a Loved One with Alzheimer’s Disease: A Christian Perspective is the touching story of a woman’s daily struggles as a caregiver to her mother who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. You’ll learn how God’s presence...
Adventures in Senior Living
Learning How to Make Retirement Meaningful and Enjoyable
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
If retirement is approaching or you've recently retired, Adventures in Senior Living can help you prepare for the opportunities, needs, problems, and challenges that retirement often brings. Through 31 lively and interesting interviews, you learn how other people have found positive and rewarding...
Care Giving for Alzheimer’s Disease
A Compassionate Guide for Clinicians and Loved Ones
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2015
Veteran clinicians offer a unique framework for understanding the psychological origins of behaviors typical of Alzheimer's and other dementias, and for providing appropriate care for patients as they decline. Guidelines are rooted in the theory of retrogenesis in dementia--that those with the condition...
Christ-Centered Therapy
Empowering the Self
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014
Help your clients gain access to the transformative grace of God through Christ!
All too often, psychology and spirituality are kept in separate boxes, lessening the power of each to work effective changes. Christ-Centered Therapy: Empowering the Self brings together Christian faith with the...
Pastoral Care for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Healing the Shattered Soul
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2013
Provide effective care for the members of your congregation suffering with PTSD!
This vital book is an overview of the nature of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It examines the causes, manifestations, and problems of PTSD as they relate to a person socially, spiritually, emotionally,...
by Harold G. Koenig, Michael E. McCullough, David B. Larson
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2001
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...
The Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Pastoral Counseling
Community and Silence
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2014
Learn how religion can help in treating those suffering from bipolar disorder
The Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Pastoral Counseling introduces a new treatment model based on Quaker ideas and practices that can be used in conjunction with medical and psychological practice for treating manic-depressive...
Aging and God
Spiritual Pathways to Mental Health in Midlife and Later Years
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2014
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...