Religion, Spirituality, and Medicine
Research Findings and Implications for Clinical Practice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23367496 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Harold Koenig (0000-0003-2573-6121, Duke University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 97 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1194-1200 |
| Publication date | 2004-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Southern Medical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-4348 • E-ISSN: 1541-8243 |
| Publisher | Southern Medical Association (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1097/01.smj.0000146489.21837.ce |
| PMID | 15646757 |
| OpenAlex | W2132723734 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 98 |
| References cited | 31 |
A growing body of scientific research suggests connections between religion, spirituality, and both mental and physical health. The findings are particularly strong in patients with severe or chronic illnesses who are having stressful psychologic and social changes, as well as existential struggles related to meaning and purpose. Recent studies indicate that religious beliefs influence medical decisions, such as the use of chemotherapy and other life-saving treatments, and at times may conflict with medical care. This article addresses the ways physicians can use such information. Spirituality is an area that makes many physicians uncomfortable, since training in medical schools and continuing medical education programs are limited. Not only do most physicians lack the necessary training, they worry about spending additional time with patients and overstepping ethical boundaries. While these concerns are valid, each can be addressed in a sensible way. Taking a spiritual history, supporting the patient's beliefs, and orchestrating the fulfillment of spiritual needs are among the topics this article will address. The goal is to help physicians provide medical care that is sensitive to the way many patients understand and cope with medical illness.
Alternative medicine · Anxiety · Existentialism · Health care · Meaning (existential) · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Spirituality · Worry · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Nursing · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
Religious Literacy as a Clinical Competency in Clinical Pastoral Education in the USA
Doing a Culturally Sensitive Spiritual Assessment
How Should Clinicians Respond to Requests from Patients to Participate in Prayer
Psicologia, espiritualidade/religiosidade e cuidados paliativos
The psychosocial responses and coping strategies of diabetes mellitus type 2 patients of the Ambon culture
Help-seeking attitudes and coping strategies among Roman Catholic secular clergy
Influência da espiritualidade e religiosidade no abuso de álcool e drogas
The Role and Skills of a Hospital Chaplain
Spiritual and religious beliefs
Religiosity and Beliefs toward Covid-19 Vaccination among Adults in Puerto Rico
Religiosity, subjective well-being, self-esteem, and anxiety among Kuwaiti Muslim adolescents
Anxiety, depression and students’ religiosity
Salutary, pathogenic, and pathoplastic aspects of the Jehovah’s Witness culture
Engagement in a Community-Based Integral Practice Program Enhances Well-being
The Fatalistic Imagination and the Continued Salience of Religion in the Modern World
Attention to Inpatients’ Religious and Spiritual Concerns
Religious Cliché and Stigma
Belief system, meaningfulness, and psychopathology associated with suicidality among Chinese college students
Extending Religion-Health Research to Secular Minorities
Doing Good and Feeling Well
Relationship Between Spirituality and Distress in Ascetics
Building towards common psychosocial measures in U.S. cohort studies
Religious orientation and its relationship with spiritual intelligence
Incorporating the principles of Spiritually Competent Practice in mental healthcare
Perceptions of Physiotherapists in Relation to Spiritual Care
Empathy and Attending to Patient Religion/Spirituality
A Spiritual Journey through Cancer and Beyond
Headaches, mental health disorders, and religiosity
Finding Strength Within—Spirituality and the Journey of Mothers in Raising Children With Physical Disabilities
Components of psychosocial health
Retrieving a Soul Part that Fractured During Trauma
Spousal Loss, Depressive Symptoms, and Religious Involvement
The Language of Religious Affiliation
Religious and spiritual issues in counseling and therapy
A call for collaboration
The Longitudinal Effects of Spirituality on Stress, Depression, and Risk Behaviors Among Men with HIV Infection Attending Three Clinics in the Southeastern United States
The Impact of Spirituality on Psychiatric Treatment Adherence
Counseling and Spiritual Formation
The Mindful Way of Falun Gong for graceful and positive aging
Effects of Age on Spiritual Well-being and Homonegativity
Supernatural belief systems, mental health and perceptions of mental disorders in Ghana
Using Religious Services to Improve Health
The Development and Validation of a God-Centered Self-Esteem Scale
Christian Counseling, Interpersonal Neurobiology, and the Future
Religion, Spirituality and Speech-Language Pathology
Kansas Physician Assistants’ Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Spirituality and Religiosity in Patient Care
Spirituality in the Lives of Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease
Cancer-Induced Bone Pain Management Through Buddhist Beliefs
Factors Affecting the Tendency of Cancer Patients for Religion and Spirituality
The Place of Faith for Consultant Obstetricians Following Stillbirth
“Heart Trouble” and Religious Involvement among Older White Men and Women
Self-Preservation in Both Sides
The Effect of Religious Belief on Depression and Hopelessness in Advanced Cancer Patients
Brazilian Physicians’ Beliefs and Attitudes Toward Patients’ Spirituality
The Role of Patient Religiosity in the Evaluation and Treatment Outcomes for Chronic HCV Infection
Role of Religiosity in Psychological Well-Being Among Medical and Non-medical Students
Influence of Physicians’ Beliefs on Propensity to Include Religion/Spirituality in Patient Interactions
Spiritual Self-care in Stroke Survivors
The Integral Place of Religion in the Lives of Rural African–American Women Who Use Cocaine
Between Life and Death
The Association Between Personal, Affective, and Cognitive Factors and Suicide Risk Among Muslims in Turkey
Spirituality in Medical Education
Forgiveness and Health in Christian Women
Spirit or Fleeting Apparition? Why Spirituality’s Link with Social Support Might Be Incrementally Invalid
California Pharmacists’ Perspectives and Experiences with Prayer and Spiritual Conversations with Patients
Espiritualidad aplicada a la medicina
Spirituality applied to medicine
Espiritualidade aplicada à medicina
Religiosity and youth substance use in a Muslim context
Spirituality and Religion in Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in Kwazulu-natal, South Africa
The Psychology of Religion in Brazil
Depression Severity and Hopelessness among Turkish University Students According to Various Aspects of Religiosity
Addressing the existential dimension in treatment settings
Having diabetes and having to fast
Religion, ethnicity, coping style, and self-reported self-harm in a diverse non-clinical UK population
The relationships between subjective well-being, health, and religiosity among young adults from Qatar
I am happy in my faith
Love of life, happiness, and religiosity in Indian college students
Subjective well-being and religiosity
Associations between religiosity, mental health, and subjective well-being among Arabic samples from Egypt and Kuwait
Referrals to chaplains
Associations of religiosity and life satisfaction in college students from 16 Arab countries
Happiness, health, and religiosity
Seeking help at an Islamic spiritual healing centre
Constructions of religiosity, subjective well-being, anxiety, and depression in two cultures
“Take What You Like, and Leave the Rest”
Private Religious Practices and Life Satisfaction among Filipino Catholics
La méditation de pleine conscience dans l’intervention en soins spirituels avec les patients en psychiatrie
Exploring the Linkages Between Beliefs, Practices and Well-being of Kalpvasis
An Islamic Appraisal of Minding the Gap
Older adults' spirituality and life satisfaction
An Exploration of Spirituality and the Traumatizing Experiences of Combat
Association of Strength of Community Service to Personal Wellbeing
The influence of culture on home-based family caregiving at end-of-life
The Religious and Spiritual Beliefs and Practices among Practitioners across Five Helping Professions
The Role of Religious Behavior in Health Self-Management
Approaching Spiritual and Existential Care Needs in Health Education
Heart Trouble and Racial Group Identity
Psychotherapy and atheistic values
Religious Involvement, Spirituality, and Medicine
Religious Struggle as a Predictor of Mortality Among Medically Ill Elderly Patients
Religiosity and Remission of Depression in Medically Ill Older Patients
Religion, Spirituality, and Health in Medically Ill Hospitalized Older Patients
Do Patients Want Physicians to Inquire About Their Spiritual or Religious Beliefs If They Become Gravely Ill?
Protective and Damaging Effects of Stress Mediators
Physiological and Psychological Variables Predict Compliance to Prescribed Exercise Therapy in Patients Recovering from Myocardial Infarction
Religion among Disabled and Nondisabled Persons I
Religious involvement and U.S. adult mortality
Religious characteristics of US women physicians
| Unique citing works | 98 |
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| Citations per year | 4,67 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2026 (22) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 83 |