Table of Contents

Acknowledgments / vii

Introduction / ix

Part I. Historical Considerations

1. People and Communities of Faith / 3

2. History of Mental Health Care / 17

Part II. Research on Religion and Mental Health

3. Religion, Coping, and Positive Emotions / 43

4. Religion, Psychiatric Symptoms, and Disorders / 82

5. Religion and Severe, Persistent Mental Illness / 113

6. Integrating Religion into Mental Health Treatments / 133

Part III. Faith-based Mental Health Care

7. Caring for the Emotionally and Mentally Ill / 161

8. Local Religious Congregations (FBO category A) / 173

9. Networking and Advocacy Organizations (FBO category B) / 185

10. Mission-driven Faith-based Services (FBO category C) / 193

11. Faith-integrated Counseling (FBO categories D and E) / 205

12. Non-Christian Faith-based Services / 227

Part IV. Barriers and Solutions

13. Barriers to Research and Implementation / 243

14. Identifying Possible Solutions / 255

Glossary / 277

Additional Resources / 289

References / 299

Index / 333

About the Author

Harold G. Koenig, MD, is board certified in general psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, and geriatric medicine. He is on the faculty at Duke as professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and associate professor of medicine. Dr. Koenig is Director of Duke’s Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health and has published extensively in the fields of mental health, geriatrics, and religion, with over 350 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and close to 40 books in print or in preparation. He is also a registered nurse.