Psychiatry and Religion Context, Consensus and Controversies

Psychiatry and Religion: Context, Consensus and Controversies works to eradicate the distinction between spiritual and psychological welfare and promote greater understanding of the relationship between the two. This book brings together chapters from fifteen mental health practitioners and pastoral workers to explore what their different philosophies have to offer the individuals in their care. As well as all the major world religions, the text also provides detailed information about newer religions and the significance of their belief systems for mental health management. The book examines the positive and negative effects that strict moral codes and religious rituals can produce and shows how awareness of these effects is crucial to the treatment of these patients. This classic edition of Psychiatry and Religion, with a new introduction from Dinesh Bhugra, will continue to provide an important resource to practicing and training psychiatrists.

Table of Contents Dedication List of Contributors Preface for the Classic Edition Part I Introduction and History Chapter 1 Religion and Mental Heath Dinesh Bhugra Chapter 2 Religion and Psychiatry: Extending the Limits of Tolerance K.W.M. Fulford Chapter 3 Religion and Madness in History Maurice Lipsedge Part II Religions: East and West Chapter 4 Christianity and Psychiatry John Foskett Chapter 5 ‘The Cracked Crucible’: Judaism and Mental Health Howard Cooper Chapter 6 Psychosocial Factors and the Genesis of New African-American Religious Groups Ezra E.H. Griffith & Khalipha M. Bility Chapter 7 Hinduism and Ayurveda: Implications for Managing Mental Health Dinesh Bhugra Chapter 8 Buddhist Psychology and Implications for Treatment Padmal de Silva Chapter 9 New Religions and Mental Health Eileen Barker Chapter 10 Islamic Communities and Mental Health Aziz Esmail Part III Psychopathology, Psychiatry and Religion Chapter 11 Psychiatry and Religion: A General Psychiatrist’s Perspective John L. Cox Chapter 12 The Neurophysiology of Religious Experience Peter Fenwick Chapter 13 Psychopathology, Emobodiment and Religious Innovation: An Historical Instance Roland Littlewood Chapter 14 Guilt, Religion and Ritual Tony Nayani & Dinesh Bhugra Chapter 15 Mental Illness or Life Crisis? A Christian Pastoral Counselling Contribution Mark Sutherland Chapter 16 Conclusions: Religion, Mental Illness and Mental Health - The Way Forward Dinesh Bhugra Index

Dinesh Bhugra isEmeritus Professor of Mental Health and Cultural Diversity at the IoPPN, King's College London. He is Past-President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (2008–2011) and the World Psychiatric Association (2014–2017). He is President of the British Medical Association (2018–2019).