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Religion and mental health: theory and research
Author(s) -
Levin Jeff
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
international journal of applied psychoanalytic studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.314
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1556-9187
pISSN - 1742-3341
DOI - 10.1002/aps.240
Subject(s) - mental health , transpersonal , psychodynamics , psychology , transpersonal psychology , psychotherapist , empirical research , field (mathematics) , sociology , epistemology , philosophy , mathematics , pure mathematics
This article provides an overview of psychiatric and mental health research on religion. First, conceptual models of religion and of mental health used throughout this literature are described. Second, published empirical research in this field is summarized, including findings from epidemiologic, clinical, and social and behavioral investigations. Third, promising theoretical perspectives for understanding a putative religion–mental health connection are elaborated. These are based on respective behavioral, biological, psychodynamic, and transpersonal interpretations of existing research findings. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.