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Summary

This volume reviews and integrates the growing body of contemporary psychological research on the links between religious faith and health outcomes. It presents up-to-date findings from empirical studies of populations ranging from healthy individuals to those with specific clinical problems, including cancer, HIV/AIDS, and psychological disorders. Drawing on multiple perspectives in psychology, the book examines such critical questions as the impact of religious practices on health behaviors and health risks; the role played by faith in adaptation to illness or disability; and possible influences on physiological functioning and mortality. Chapters reflect the close collaboration of the editors and contributing authors, who discuss commonalities and differences in their work, debate key methodological concerns, and outline a cohesive agenda for future research.

Author Biography

Thomas G. Plante, PhD, is Associate Professor and Chair of the Psychology Department at Santa Clara University. He is also Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine, and Consulting Associate Professor in the School of Education at Stanford University. The author or editor of several books and more than 80 journal articles, Dr. Plante is a licensed psychologist, Diplomate in Clinical Psychology, and Fellow of the American Psychological Association. His research interests include faith and health, ethics, and the psychological benefits of exercise. He has a private practice in Menlo Park, California.

Allen C. Sherman, PhD, is Clinical Director of Behavioral Medicine and Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at Arkansas Cancer Research Center, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He is a licensed psychologist and marriage and family therapist. Dr. Sherman's research focuses on quality of life and psychosocial adjustment among cancer patients, psychological interventions, and psychosocial predictors of disease outcome.

Research on Faith and Health: New Approaches to Old Questions

(14)

Thomas G. Plante

Allen C. Sherman

Part I FAITH AND HEALTH IN THE GENERAL POPULATION: RESEARCH AND THEORY

Spirituality, Religion, and Health: Evidence, Issues, and Concerns

(38)

Carl E. Thoresen

Alex H. S. Harris

Doug Oman

Religious Involvement and Mortality: Answers and More Questions

(22)

Michael McCullough

Religious Involvement and Health Outcomes in Late Adulthood: Findings from a Longitudinal Study of Women and Men

(32)

Paul Wink

Michele Dillon

Unforgiveness, Forgiveness, Religion, and Health

107

(32)

Everett L. Worthington, Jr.

Jack W. Berry

Les Parrott III

Assessment of Religiousness and Spirituality in Health Research

139

(28)

Allen C. Sherman

Stephanie Simonton

Part II FAITH AND HEALTH IN SPECIAL POPULATIONS

Religious Involvement among Cancer Patients: Associations with Adjustment and Quality of Life

167

(28)

Allen C. Sherman

Stephanie Simonton

Religion and Health in HIV/AIDS Communities

195

(18)

R. Corey Remle

Harold G. Koenig

Tobacco and Alcohol Use among Young Adults: Exploring Religious Faith, Locus of Health Control, and Coping Strategies as Predictors

213

(27)

A. Sandra Willis

Kenneth A. Wallston

Kamau R. S. Johnson

Religious Faith and Mental Health Outcomes

240

(25)

Thomas G. Plante

Naveen K. Sharma

Part III FAITH AND HEALTH IN THE CLINIC

Assessing Religious and Spiritual Concerns in Psychotherapy

265

(26)

John T. Chirban

Spiritual Interventions in Healing and Wholeness

291

(20)

Siang-Yang Tan

Natalie J. Dong

The Religious Dimension of Patient Care within Rehabilitation Medicine: The Role of Religious Attitudes, Beliefs, and Professional Practices

311

(28)

Edward P. Shafranske

Part IV COMMENTARIES ON RESEARCH CONCERNING FAITH AND HEALTH

Without a Prayer: Methodological Problems, Ethical Challenges, and Misrepresentations in the Study of Religion, Spirituality, and Medicine

339

(16)

Richard P. Sloan

Emilia Bagiella

Tia Powell

Religion and Spirituality in the Science and Practice of Health Psychology: Openness, Skepticism, and the Agnosticism of Methodology

355

(26)

Timothy W. Smith

Conclusions and Future Directions for Research on Faith and Health

381

(22)

Allen C. Sherman

Thomas G. Plante

Index

403

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