Center on Religion & the Professions

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Psychology and psychiatry: Articles

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  • “A narrative review: arguments for a collaborative approach in mental health between traditional healers and clinicians regarding spiritual beliefs” by Cara A. Pouchly. Mental Health, Religion & Culture. (2011).
  • “Is it God or Just the Data that Moves in Mysterious Ways? How Well-Being Research may be Mistaking Faith for Virtue” by James Benjamin Schuurmans-Stekhoven. Social Indicators Research. Vol. 100, No. 2 (2011): 313.
  • “The effects of parental marital discord and divorce on the religious and spiritual lives of young adults” by Christopher G. Ellison, Anthony B. Walker, Norval D. Glenn, and Elizabeth Marquardt. Social Science Research. (2010).
  • “Cultural Issues in Emergency Psychiatry: Focus on Muslim Patients” by Jagoda Pasic, Brian Poeschla, Lorin Boynton, and Shamim Nejad. Primary Psychiatry. Vol. 17, No. 7 (2010): 37-43.
  • “The Folk Psychology of Souls” by Jesse M. Bering. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. Vol. 29, No. 5 (2006): 453-62.
  • “Religion and Spirituality in Psychiatric Care: Looking Back, Looking Ahead” by James K. Boehnlein, Transcultural Psychiatry. Vol. 43, No. 4 (2006):634-51.
  • “Dogs, Cats and Catholic Parochial Clergy in England and Wales: Exploring the Relationship Between Companion Animals and Work-related Psychological Health” by Leslie J. Francis, Douglas W. Turton and Stephen H. Louden. Mental Health, Religion & Culture. Vol. 10, No. 1 (2007): 47-60.
  • “Religion is Natural” by Paul Bloom. Developmental Science. Vol. 10, No. 1 (2007): 147-51.
  • “Culture and Development Matter To Understanding Souls, No Matter What Our Evolutionary Design” by Michel Ferrari. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. Vol. 29, No. 5 (2006): 472.
  • “Learning That There is Life After Death” by Paul L. Harris and Rita Astuti. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. Vol. 29, No. 5 (2006): 475-6.
  • “Effect of Religion on Suicide Attempts in Outpatients with Schizophrenia or Schizo-Affective Disorders Compared with Inpatients with Non-Psychotic Disorders” by Philippe Huguelet, et. al. European Psychiatry. Vol. 22, No. 3 (2007): 188-94.
  • “Making Muslim Babies: Ivf and Gamete Donation in Sunni Versus Shi’a Islam” by Marcia C. Inhorn. Medicine and Psychiatry. Vol. 30, No. 4 (2006): 427-50.
  • “East of Ego: The Intersection of Narcissistic Personality and Buddhist Practice” by Pilar Jennings. Journal of Religion & Health. Vol. 46, No. 1 (2007): 3-18.
  • “Religiousness, Antisocial Behavior, and Altruism: Genetic and Environmental Mediation” by Laura B. Koenig, et. al. Journal of Personality. Vol. 75, No. 2 (2007): 265-90.
  • “Is Thought–Action Fusion Related to Religiosity? Differences Between Christians and Jews” by Jedidiah Siev and Adam B. Cohen. Behaviour Research & Therapy. 45, no. 4 (2007): 829-37.
  • “The Ethics of Prayer in Counseling” by Chet Weld and Karen Eriksen, Counseling and Values. Vol. 51, No. 2 (2007): 125-38.
  • “Battered Black Women’s Use of Religious Services and Spirituality for Assistance in Leaving Abusive Relationships” Hillary Potter. Violence Against Women. Vol. 13, No. 3 (2007): 262-84.
  • “Age and Gender Differences in Adaptation and Subjective Well-Being of Older Adults Residing in Monastic Religious Communities” by Alwx Bishop. Pastoral Psychology. Vol. 55, No. 2 (2006): 131-43.
  • “How Religiosity Helps Couples Prevent, Resolve, and Overcome Marital Conflict” by Nathanial M. Lambert. Family Relations. Vol. 55, No. 4 (2006): 439-49.
  • “Forgiveness and Therapy: A Critical Review of Conceptualizations, Practices, and Values Found in the Literature” by Terri-Ann Legaree, Jean Turner and Susan Lollis. Journal of Marital & Family Therapy. Vol. 33, No. 2 (2007): 192-213.
  • “Federal lawsuit claims Eastern Michigan University dismissed grad student from counseling program for her views on homosexuality” by Amanda Hamon. The Ann Arbor News. April 06, 2009.
  • “Sense Of Connection May Be Key: Research suggests the need to re-think the role of religion in preventing suicide behaviors among African American adolescents. Targeted News Service, Aug. 14, 2007.
  • “Culture, Religion Frame Care for Muslim Patients” By David Milne. American Psychiatric Association. Psychiatric News. Vol. 40 No. 2 (2005): 13.
  • “Mental Health Disparities, Diversity, and Cultural Competence in Medical Student Education: How Psychiatry Can Play a Role” by Francis G. Lu and Annelle Prime. Academic Psychiatry, 30:9-15, January-February 2006.
  • “Two Paths: Religion and Psychiatry” by Nicholas Bakalar. The New York Times, Sept. 18, 2007.
  • “The Relationship Between Psychiatry and Religion Among u.S. Physicians” by Farr A. Curlin, Shaun V. Odell, Ryan E. Lawrence, Marshall H. Chin, John D. Lantos, Keith G. Meadore and Harold G. Koenig. Psychiatric Services. Vol. 58 (Sept. 2007): 1193-1198.
  • “Religion a health resource” by Cheryl Wetzstein. The Washington Times, Dec. 30, 2008.
  • “West treats East; To help traumatized Tibetan monks, doctors in Boston turn to cross-cultural medicine” by Carey Goldberg. The Boston Globe, March 13, 2009.