Aging and God : spiritual pathways to mental health in midlife and later years
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Aging and God : spiritual pathways to mental health in midlife and later years
Haworth Pastoral Press, c1994
- pbk. : alk. paper
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
内容説明・目次
内容説明
This important book examines the relationship between religion and mental health throughout the life cycle, with a special emphasis on later life. It asserts that successful aging is possible regardless of physical health or environmental circumstances, and that religious beliefs and behaviors may facilitate successful aging. Aging and God thoroughly examines the effects of religion and mental health on aging and provides a centralized resource of up-to-date references of research in the field. It focuses on recent findings, theoretical issues, and implications for clinical practice and contains ideas for further research. In Aging and God, you'll also find information on project design that can help you develop grant applications and carry out studies.Aging and God is a helpful book for both mental health and religious professionals. It helps mental health specialists better understand the spiritual needs of older adults and the impact that religion can have on facilitating mental health. It also describes how religion can be utilized in clinical practice and integrated into psychotherapeutic approaches to older patients. The book brings religious professionals current knowledge of the major psychological problems that older adults face and how religion can be used to help alleviate these problems.Full of pertinent information, Aging and God
addresses theoretical aspects of human development, focusing on cognitive, moral, and religious faith development
examines situations and disorders of particular concern to older persons and looks at how religion can be used as a resource
applies research findings to the problem of meeting the spiritual and mental health needs of elders with chronic or acute health problems
provides an in-depth look at end-of-life issues such as physician-assisted suicideHospital and nursing home chaplains will find this book informative and encouraging, as will gerontologists, hospital administrators, and community clergy faced with increasingly older congregations. It gives mental health professionals new strategies to help improve the later years of older adults, and makes an excellent text for courses on religion, mental health, and aging. Middle-aged and older adults, as well as their families, will also find Aging and God enjoyable and inspiring as they attempt to grapple with the myriad adjustment and coping problems associated with aging.
目次
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Part I. Religion and the Mental Sciences
The History of Psychiatry and Religion
Sigmund Freud
Conflicting Approaches to Mental Health
Overlap and Complementarity
Part II. Theoretical Issues
Theories of Human Development
Fowler's Stages of Faith Development
A Theory of Religious Faith Development
Part III. Advances in Research
Depression and Medical Illness
Using Religion to Cope
Cases of Religious Coping in Action
Religious Coping and Depression
Religion and Anxiety
Part IV. Clinical Applications
Spiritual Needs of Physically Ill Elders
Meeting Psychological and Spiritual Needs
Use of Religion in Psychotherapy
V. Special Concerns in Later Life
The Nursing Home and Alzheimer's Disease
Alcoholism/Sexual Dysfunction
The Family and Bereavement Issues
Religious Conversion
VI. The Final Frontier
Hope for the Dying
Suicide in Later Life
Physician-Assisted Suicide
Final Comments
Indexes
Reference Notes Included
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