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Title Religion and mental health / edited by John F. Schumaker
Published New York : Oxford University Press, 1992

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Description viii, 320 pages ; 24 cm
Contents Introduction / John F. Schumaker -- I. Historical Perspectives. 1. The Psychopathology of Religion: European Historical Perspectives / Jacob A. Belzen. 2. Religion and the Mental Health of Women / Robert A. Bridges and Bernard Spilka. 3. Mental Health Consequences of Irreligion / John F. Schumaker. 4. Religion and Sexual Adjustment / John D. Shea -- II. Affective and Cognitive Consequences. 5. Religiosity, Depression, and Suicide / Steven Stack. 6. Religion, Anxiety, and Fear of Death / Peter Pressman, John S. Lyons, David B. Larson and John Gartner. 7. Sin and Guilt in Faith Traditions: Issues for Self-Esteem / Ralph W. Hood, Jr. 8. Religion and Rationality / James E. Alcock. 9. Religion and Self-Actualization / Joseph B. Tamney. 10. Religiosity, Meaning in Life, and Psychological Well-Being / Kerry Chamberlain and Sheryl Zika. 11. Religion, Neuroticism, and Psychoticism / Leslie J. Francis -- III. Psychosocial Dimensions. 12. Religion and Mental Health in Early Life / Edward P. Shafranske. 13. Religion and Mental Health in Later Life / Harold G. Koenig. 14. Religion and Marital Adjustment / Gary L. Hansen. 15. Crime, Delinquency, and Religion / William Sims Bainbridge. 16. Religion and Substance Use / Peter L. Benson. 17. Religious Orientation and Mental Health / Kevin S. Masters and Allen E. Bergin. 18. Mental Health of Cult Consumers: Legal and Scientific Controversy / James T. Richardson. 19. Religious Diagnosis in Evaluations of Mental Health / H. Newton Malony -- IV. Cross-Cultural Perspectives. 20. Religion as a Mediating Factor in Culture Change / Erika Bourguignon. 21. Buddhism and Mental Health: A Comparative Analysis / Gary Groth-Marnat. 22. Religious Experience and Psychopathology: Cross-Cultural Perspectives / Raymond H. Prince. 23. Religious Ritual and Mental Health / Janet L. Jacobs. 24. Content and Prevalence of Psychopathology in World Religions / David Greenberg and Eliezer Witztum
Summary "Some argue that religious beliefs foster security of mind and mental stability, maintaining that they offer a sense of hope, meaning, and purpose; provide a reassuring fatalism that enables the believer to better withstand suffering and pain; and give people a sense of power and control through association with an omnipotent force. Others assert, however, that religious beliefs can undermine mental health in ways that include generating excessive levels of guilt, encouraging the unhealthy repression of anger, and creating anxiety and fear with threats of punishment for sinful behavior." "This interdisciplinary collection presents previously unpublished papers on the controversial relationship between religious behavior and mental health. Schumaker has assembled a distinguished international roster of contributors - sociologists and anthropologists as well as psychiatrists and psychologists of religion representing a wide range of opinions concerning the mental health implications of religious belief and practice." "Taken together, the papers provide a comprehensive overview of theory and research in the field. Included are papers on the interaction of religion and self-esteem, life meaning and well-being, sexual and marital adjustment, anxiety, depression, suicide, psychoticism, rationality, self-actualization, and various patterns of anti-social behavior. Religion is also considered in relation to the mental health of women, the elderly, and children. Contributions addressing mental health in non-Western religious groups add an important cross-cultural dimension to the volume."--Jacket
Analysis Religion Psychology
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Mental health -- Religious aspects.
Psychology, Religious.
Author Schumaker, John F., 1949-
LC no. 92003775
ISBN 0195069854 (alk. paper)
Other Titles Religion & mental health