Spirituality and health : What we know, what we need to know

Spirituality and religion have been seen as beneficial, harmful, and irrelevant to health. We examine the recent research on this topic. We focus on (a) defining spirituality and religion both conceptually and operationally; (b) the relationships between spirituality/religion and health; and (c) pri...

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Published inJournal of social and clinical psychology Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 102 - 116
Main Authors GEORGE, L. K, LARSON, D. B, KOENIG, H. G, MCCULLOUGH, M. E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Guilford 01.04.2000
Guilford Press
Subjects
Beliefs
Biological and medical sciences
Health
Human behaviour
Medical Research
Medical sciences
Mental disorders
Mental Health
Miscellaneous
Preferences
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Relationship
Religion
Religiosity
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Social psychology
Spirituality
Belief
Human
Attitude
Health
Risk factor
Religion
Mental disorder
Self regulation
Personality
Review
Temperament
Social support
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Summary:Spirituality and religion have been seen as beneficial, harmful, and irrelevant to health. We examine the recent research on this topic. We focus on (a) defining spirituality and religion both conceptually and operationally; (b) the relationships between spirituality/religion and health; and (c) priorities for future research.
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ISSN:0736-7236
1943-2771
DOI:10.1521/jscp.2000.19.1.102