Faith, Medicine, and Science: A Festschrift in Honor of Dr. David B. L

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A perfect introduction to the connection between religious faith and physical and mental health! Faith, Medicine, and Science: A Festschrift in Honor of Dr. David B. Larson is a comprehensive collection of groundbreaking work from one of the principal figures in the establishment, expansion, and acceptance of scientific research at the interface of religion, spirituality, and health. Dr. Jeff... Read more

A perfect introduction to the connection between religious faith and physical and mental health!

Faith, Medicine, and Science: A Festschrift in Honor of Dr. David B. Larson is a comprehensive collection of groundbreaking work from one of the principal figures in the establishment, expansion, and acceptance of scientific research at the interface of religion, spirituality, and health. Dr. Jeff Levin and Dr. Harold G. Koenig honor their late colleague with a retrospective of his writings on the impact of religious faith and identity on physical and mental health and on a variety of social issues, including criminal behavior, substance abuse, mental illness, juvenile delinquency, reproductive decisions, marital satisfaction, family functioning, and the quality of life. The book also features a concise history of the religion and health field, a biography of Dr. Larson, and tributes, essays, and remembrances from the leading figures in the field.

Faith, Medicine, and Science honors Dr. Larson’s role in raising awareness of the health effects of religious faith and his vision and efforts in establishing coursework on religion and spirituality within undergraduate and graduate medical education programs. His body of theoretical and empirical writings serves as a permanent record of the powerful role played by religion and spirituality, and his work stands as a lasting contribution to science, medicine, and society. These articles combine with the book’s supplemental features to provide social and behavioral scientists, medical researchers, and clinicians with an essential resource for clinical research and education.

Topics examined in Faith, Medicine, and Science include:

the religious life of alcoholics
religion, spirituality, and mortality
the impact of religion on men’s blood pressure
the systematic analysis of research on religious variables
a systematic review of nursing home research
religious affiliations in mental health research samples as compared with national samples
the associations between dimensions of religious commitment and mental health
and much more!

Faith, Medicine, and Science: A Festschrift in Honor of Dr. David B. Larson documents the work of one of the most important writers on the interface of the human spirit and the healing arts. His death in 2002 at the age of 54 remains a profound loss, but through this book, his pioneering research will continue to serve as a thorough and accessible introduction to the religion and health field. Read less

About the Editors
About Dr. David B. Larson
Foreword
Preface (William P. Wilson)
PART I: TRIBUTES TO DR. DAVID B. LARSON
Chapter 1. Faith Matters: Reflections on the Life and Work of Dr. David B. Larson (Jeff Levin and Harold G. Koenig)
Introduction
Dave Larson, the Pioneer
Dave Larson, the Person
Dave Larson, the Scientist
Dave Larson’s Legacy
Chapter 2. Personal Remembrances
Chapter 3. Eulogies (David Chad Larson and Kristen Joan Larson)
Chapter 4. The Nearly Forgotten Factor in Psychiatry: What a Difference a Decade
Makes: The Twentieth Annual Oskar Pfister Award Address (Susan S. Larson)
Spiritual Coping After 9/11: New England Journal of Medicine Findings
Importance of Religion/Spirituality in the U.S. Population
Relevance of Religion/Spirituality for Mental Health Patients
A Research Quest
Summary
PART II: SELECTED WRITINGS OF DR. DAVID B. LARSON
Chapter 5. Religious Life of Alcoholics (David B. Larson and William P. Wilson)
Method
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
Chapter 6. Systematic Analysis of Research on Religious Variables in Four Major
Psychiatric Journals, 1978-1982 (David B. Larson, Abdul R. Omran, E. Mansell Pattison, Berton H. Kaplan, and Dan G. Blazer)
Religious Research in Psychiatry and in Behavioral Science
Results
Discussion
Chapter 7. Religious Affiliations in Mental Health Research Samples As Compared with National Samples (David B. Larson, Mansell Pattison, Michael J. Donahue, Everett L. Worthington Jr., John S. Lyons, Dan G. Blazer, and Peter L. Benson)
Method
Results
Discussion
Chapter 8. Associations Between Dimensions of Religious Commitment and Mental
Health Reported in the American Journal of Psychiatry and Archives of General Psychiatry: 1978-1989 (David B. Larson, Samuel B. Thielman, Kimberly A. Sherrill, Mary A. Greewold, John S. Lyons, Susan S. Larson, and Frederic C. Craigie Jr.)
Method
Results
Discussion
Chapter 9. Religious Content in the DSM-III-R Glossary of Technical Terms (David B. Larson, Stephen G. Post, Samuel B. Thielman, Kimberly A. Sherrill, Mary A. Greenwold, Glenn G. Wood, John S. Lyons, and Susan S. Larson)
Method
Results
Discussion
Chapter 10. The Couch and the Cloth: The Need for Linkage (David B. Larson, Keith G. Meador, Ann A. Hohmann, Jeffrey H. Boyd, Larry G. Kessler, and Elisabeth McSherry)
Methods
Results
Discussion
Chapter 11. The Impact of Religion on Men’s Blood Pressure (David B. Larson, Raymond S. Greenberg, Harold G. Koenig, Everett Logue, Berton H. Kaplan, and Herman A. Tyroler)
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
Chapter 12. A Systematic Review of Nursing Home Research in Three Psychiatric Journals: 1966-1985 (David B. Larson, Wendy M. Huckeba, John S. Lyons, Peter V. Rabins, Ann A. Hohmann, Barry D. Lebowitz, and Robert S. Beardsley)
Methods
Results
Discussion
Chapter 13. Mortality and Religion/Spirituality: A Brief Review of the Research (David B. Larson, Susan S. Larson, and Harold G. Koenig)
Mortality Findings in Community-Dwelling Study Populations
Longitudinal Mortality Studies in Israel
Recent Mortality Studies of U.S. Regional Community Samples
Meta-Analysis of Mortality Studies
Findings Among Patient Populations
Summary
Chapter 14. Have Faith: Religion Can Heal Mental Ills (David B. Larson)
PART III: THE LIFE OF DAVID B. LARSON
Chapter 15. David: My D

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Jeff Levin, PhD, MPH, an epidemiologist and former medical school professor, received his AB from Duke University, his MPH from the University of North Carolina, and his PhD from the University of Texas Medical Branch, and completed postdoctoral training in gerontology at the University of Michigan. Harold G. Koenig, MD, completed his undergraduate education at Stanford University, his medical training at the University of California at San Francisco, and his geriatric medicine, psychiatry, and biostatistics training at Duke University Medical Center.

Faith, Medicine, and Science A Festschrift in Honor of Dr. David B. Larson

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