Spirituality, Mental Health, and Social Support: A Community Approach

Published by De Gruyter 2020

Spirituality, Mental Health, and Social Support

A Community Approach

Edited by: Beate Jakob and Birgit Weyel

Volume 7 in the series Studies in Spiritual Care

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110674217

Overview
Contents

About this book

This book brings together studies on how congregations have resources which can promote health with a focus on accompanying people with depression as well as how congregations can be sensitized to mental health and the needs of persons living with mental disorders. In this collaboration, a close connection between research-studies was combined with a congregation-based implementation. In addition, a selection of surveys provide deep insights into the interaction between pastoral care, medical health care projects and spiritual care as a new discipline.

Author / Editor information

Beate Jacobs, German Institute for Medical Mission, Birgit Weyel, University of Tübingen.

Topics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Foreword Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Introduction Spirituality, Mental Health, and Social Support. A Community Approach Beate Jakob and Birgit Weyel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
I. Religion and Health. An Overview
Does Faith Heal? Reflections on the Complex Relationship of Religion, Illness, and Health Michael Klessmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
Religion and Health from the View of Psychology of Religion Empirical Results – Possible Pathways – Cultural Context Christian Zwingmann and Constantin Klein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	38
Depression and Spirituality/Religion An Ambivalent Relationship Annette Haußmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	56
II Studies
Depression and Pastoral Care from the Viewpoint of Pastors in Germany Annette Haußmann, Beate Jakob and Birgit Weyel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
What Motivates Volunteers in Congregations to Take Care of People with Mental Disorders? Looking at Pastoral Counselling Provided by Volunteers in Local Congregations Birgit Weyel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
Is Faith a Source of Strength? Do Congregations Offer Support? A Qualitative Study with People Affected by Mental Disorders and their Relatives Beate Jakob Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
Spirituality, Congregational Support, and Mental Health: The Example of Depression Results of a Comparative Study among Volunteers in Congregations and Professionals in Health Care Settings, Conducted in Germany and Malawi Annette Haußmann, Beate Jakob and Birgit Weyel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
Mental Health and Mental Disorders: Knowledge, Perceptions, and Attitudes towards People with Mental Diseases Results of a Quantitative and Qualitative Study Conducted in Lilongwe District, Malawi Paul Mekani and Japhet Myaba Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
III Approaches to Improve Mental Health
Global Mental Health An Overview Beate Jakob Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
Promoting Mental Health at a Congregational Level A Pilot Project in Germany Beate Jakob Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	184
“Nayi Roshni” – “New Light” for People Suffering from Mental Disorders A Community-Based Mental Health Care Project in Raxaul, Bihar, India Vandana Kanth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	201
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
Online Sources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225

(Deutsch)

Language: German
Publisher: De Gruyter
Pages
- Front matter: 10
- Main content: 227
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 5
- Coloured Illustrations: 8
- Tables: 9
- Coloured Tables: 1

eBook

Published: July 20, 2020
ISBN: 9783110674217

Hardcover

Published: July 20, 2020
ISBN: 9783110673166