Religion, Health, and Aging: A Review and Theoretical IntegrationThis book presents a comprehensive and scientific review of the research during the past fifty years on the relationship between religion and health in later life. It will help professionals gain awareness of the importance of religious and spiritual variables among older people. The widespread interest in religion among today's elderly suggests its value as a coping strategy and personal resource. Unlike any other in the field, this volume synthesizes both past research and new findings, including recent unpublished data, into a model of how religion might interact with other variables to help determine adaptation to stress in later life. Religion, Health, and Aging provides substantial contributions to both the applied and academic aspects of religion and aging. With over 500 references this work brings together research findings from a wide variety of disciplines and organizes them in an easily retrievable format. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Religious Beliefs and Physical Health | 39 |
Religious Ritual and Mental Health | 49 |
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Religion, Health, and Aging: A Review and Theoretical Integration Harold Koenig,Mona Smiley,Jo Ann Ploch Gonzales No preview available - 1988 |