Table of Contents

1. Introduction, key concepts Philippe Huguelet and Harold G. Koenig; 2. Historical considerations Samuel B. Thielman; 3. Theological perspective on the care for patients with psychiatric disorders Joel James Shuman; 4. The Bible: relevant issues for clinicians Armando R. Favazza; 5. Religion and spirituality and neuropsychiatry Nader Perroud; 6. Religion and spirituality and psychosis Philippe Huguelet and Sylvia Mohr; 7. Hallucinations and delusions with religious content Sylvia Mohr and Samuel Pfeifer; 8. Religion and spirituality and mood disorders Arjan W. Braam; 9. Religion and spirituality and substance abuse Alyssa A. Forcehimes and J. Scott Tonigan; 10. Religion and spirituality and anxiety disorders Harold G. Koenig; 11. Religion and spirituality and dissociative disorders Pierre-Yves Brandt and Laurence Borras; 12. Self-identity and religion and spirituality Pierre-Yves Brandt and Sylvia Mohr; 13. Personality disorders Ralph L. Piedmont; 14. Liaison psychiatry Harold G. Koenig; 15. Community psychiatry and religion Marcus M. McKinney; 16. Religious and spiritual assessment in clinical practice Sylvia Mohr and Philippe Huguelet; 17. Therapeutic issues René Hefti; 18. Religion and spirituality and mental illness treatments Laurence Borras and Philippe Huguelet; 19. Psychiatric treatments involving religion: Christian psychotherapy William P. Wilson; 20. Psychiatric treatments involving religion: psychotherapy in an Islamic perspective Sasan Vasegh; 21. Psychiatric treatments involving religion: psychiatric care with Buddhist principles Charles Knapp; 22. Teaching religious and spiritual issues to residents in psychiatry and psychology Elisabeth S. Bowman; 23. Conclusion - summary of what clinicians need to know Philippe Huguelet and Harold G. Koenig.

Promotional Information

This book was the first to specifically address the impact of religion and spirituality on mental illness.

About the Author

Philippe Huguelet, MD, is Lecturer in Adult Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. Harold G. Koenig, MD, is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Associate Professor of Medicine at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.

Reviews

"This important volume on religion and psychiatry, intended specifically for clinicians, has a focus that differentiates it from others on the topic designed for clergy....[A] rich, useful resource. This insightful guide to the clinical significance of religious language and behavior in psychiatric contexts will be valuable for medical students and mental health professionals, along with pastoral counselors and graduate students in theology and psychology."
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