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Contribution to Book
Religious faith and mental health outcomes
Psychology
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
1-1-2001
Publisher
Guilford Press
Disciplines
Abstract
In this chapter we review recent research regarding the relationship between religious faith/spirituality and mental health outcomes, as well as provide directions for future research and discussion. The specific aspects of mental health and illness that we focus on include well-being, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and schizophrenia. We also briefly discuss research pertaining to religious faith and personality disorders, eating disorders, somatoform disorders, and bipolar disorder.
Chapter of
Faith and Health: Psychological Perspectives
Part of
Faith and Health: Psychological Perspectives
Editor
Thomas G. Plante Allen C. Sherman
Citation Information
Plante, Thomas G., and Naveen K. Sharma. "Religious Faith and Mental Health Outcomes." Faith and Health: Psychological Perspectives. Ed. Thomas G. Plante and Allen C. Sherman. New York: Guilford, 2001. 381-402.
Reprinted from Faith and Health, Edited by Thomas G. Plante and Allen C. Sherman, Copyright © 2001 by The Guilford Press., 72 Spring Street, New York, NY 10012. Reprinted with permission of The Guilford Press.