Harold G Koenig

Medicine, Religion, and Health

Where Science and Spirituality Meet

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"Dr. Koenig's lifelong research success fully bridges the chasm between health and well-being on the one side, and religion and spirituality on the other. In so doing, we are given scientifically based guidelines that allow us to be happier and more-fulfilled." -- Herbert Benson, M.D.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Templeton Press
• First Edition, 1 edition
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 215mm x 139mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 324g
• ISBN-13: 9781599471419
• ISBN-10: 1599471418
• Artikelnr.: 23888720

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
 3 Chapter 1: Terms of the Debate
 9 Chapter 2: Medicine in the Twenty-first Century
 21 Chapter 3: From Mind to Body
 37 Chapter 4: Religion and Health
 54 Chapter 5: Mental Health
 68 Chapter 6: The Immune and Endocrine Systems
 82 Chapter 7: The Cardiovascular System
 96 Chapter 8: Diseases Related to Stress and Behavior
 113 Chapter 9: Longevity
 129 Chapter 10: Physical Disability
 146 Chapter 11: Clinical Applications
 156 Chapter 12: Final Thoughts
 172 Appendix: Further Resources
 175 Notes
 195 Index
 227