Aging and God: Spiritual Pathways to Mental Health in Midlife and Later YearsRoutledge, 05/03/2014 - 572 páginas 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
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RELIGION AND THE MENTAL SCIENCES | 1 |
THEORETICAL ISSUES | 65 |
ADVANCES IN RESEARCH | 137 |
CLINICAL APPLICATIONS | 281 |
SPECIAL CONCERNS IN LATER LIFE | 351 |
THE FINAL FRONTIER | 439 |
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Outras edições - Ver tudo
Aging and God: Spiritual Pathways to Mental Health in Midlife and Later Years Harold George Koenig Pré-visualização limitada - 1994 |
Aging and God: Spiritual Pathways to Mental Health in Midlife and Later Years William M Clements,Harold G Koenig Pré-visualização limitada - 2014 |
Aging and God: Spiritual Pathways to Mental Health in Midlife and Later Years Harold George Koenig Pré-visualização indisponível - 1994 |
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