Faith and Health
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Faith and Health: Psychological Perspectives is a book of scientific psychology on the relationship between religious faith and health. Edited by Thomas G. Plante and Allen C. Sherman, the book was published in the United States in 2001.[1]
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Author | Thomas G. Plante & Allen C. Sherman |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Psychology |
Publisher | Guilford |
Publication date | 2001 |
Pages | 406 |
ISBN | 1-57230-682-3 |
OCLC | 47625366 |
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The book includes 16 chapters divided among four major parts that focus on general population outcomes (such as impacts on longevity), outcomes in special populations such as medical patients or adolescents, clinical implications, and overall criticisms and reflections.
Faith and Health has been reviewed in several professional journals, including Contemporary Psychology,[2] Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease,[3] and others.[4][5]