Research on religion and serious mental illness

H G Koenig; D B Larson; A J Weaver

doi:10.1002/yd.23319988010

Research on religion and serious mental illness

New Dir Ment Health Serv. 1998 Winter:(80):81-95. doi: 10.1002/yd.23319988010.

Authors

H G Koenig¹, D B Larson, A J Weaver

Affiliation

¹ Center for the Study of Religion/Spirituality and Health, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

PMID: 9855761
DOI: 10.1002/yd.23319988010

Abstract

According to this review, religion plays a largely positive role in mental health; future research on severe mental disorders should include religious factors more directly.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Adaptation, Psychological
Humans
Mental Disorders / psychology*
Mental Disorders / rehabilitation
Mental Healing*
Religion and Psychology*
Research
Sick Role