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An Increase in Religiousness/Spirituality Occurs After HIV Diagnosis and Predicts Slower Disease Progression over 4 Years in People with HIV

Primary Author: Gail Ironson, University of Miami

Article published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, examining the extent to which changes in spirituality/religiousness occur after HIV diagnosis and whether changes predict disease progression. The study followed 100 people with HIV over 4 years.

Date Last Modified 12/01/2006 Article

Faith and Health: Psychological Perspectives

Primary Author: Thomas G. Plante, Santa Clara University

This book looks at "psychological research on the links between religious faith and health outcomes." It includes sections on:

- Faith and Health in the General Population
- Faith and Health in Special Populations
- Faith and Health in the Clinic
- Commentaries on Research Concerning Faith and Health

Date Last Modified 08/01/2001 Book

Give Me Strength: Spirituality in the Medical Encounter

Primary Author: Johns Hopkins University

A 27 minute video produced by the Johns Hopkins University. Topics covered include definitions of spirituality, reasons for addressing spirituality, spirituality and health outcomes, and ways in which spirituality helps patients.

Date Last Modified 05/01/2001 Video

Handbook of Religion and Health

Primary Author: Harold G. Koenig, Duke University Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health

This hardcover book provides a comprehensive look at the effects religion has on physical and mental health.

Date Last Modified 12/01/2000 Book

Health and Spirituality (CME/CEU course)

Primary Author: Anne Harrington, Harvard University

Health and Spirituality (CME/CEU course)Free online video CME/CEU course provided by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM). The learning objectives are to understand the range of research traditions today that are investigating the relationship between health and spiritual practice; to understand the various historical roots of these traditions and how they interact in our own time; and to understand the different kinds of challenges—intellectual, ethical, political—raised by this research enterprise.

NOTE: You will need to register with the NCCAM website to view this video and take the course.

Date Last Modified 01/12/2009 Continuing Education course, Tutorial, Video
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