Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Spirituality and Mental Health: Current Understanding and Future Trends
Kirby K. Reutter and Silvia M. Bigatti, Gateway Woods Family Services, and Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indiana University, Indiana, USA
Chapter 2. Spirituality, Coping, and Psychological Resilience among Alzheimer’s Caregivers
Scott E. Wilks, Samantha M. Bates, and Amy L. Wright, Louisiana State University School of Social Work, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Chapter 3. Policing and Spirituality: Bridging the Gap to the End of Crime
Ginger Charles and Jonathan Smith, Institute for Spirituality and Policing, and Modesto Junior College in Modesto, California, USA
Chapter 4. Transformative Spirituality: Meanings, Challenges and Practice of Compassion in Educational Contexts
Alaster Gibson, Bethlehem Tertiary Institute, Tauranga, New Zealand
Chapter 5. A Critique of Quantitative Measures for Assessing Spirituality and Spiritual Well-Being
John W. Fisher, Federation University Australia
Chapter 6. Believers, Prophets and Visionaries: Attachment, Spirituality and Health
Imre Lázár, Semmelweis University, Institute of Behavioral Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
Chapter 7. From the Beginning to Spiritual Well-Being
John W. Fisher, Federation University Australia
Chapter 8. Spiritual Advocacy in England? How the Overlapping Roles of Chaplains and Independent Advocates Benefit the most Vulnerable in Society
Geoff Morgan, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
Chapter 9. The Mapimaí Ritual in the Process of Construction Territoriality Paiter Surui
Adnilson de Almeida Silva, Carlandio Alves da Silva, Sheila Castro dos Santos, Adriana Francisca de Medeiros, Almir Narayamoga Suruí, Professor of Department of Geography and Program Master in Geography (PPGG) and Masters and Doctored in Regional Development and Environment (PGDRA) of the Federal University of Rondônia (UNIR), Brazil
Chapter 10. Toward a Global Understanding of Spirituality and Religiosity: Definitions, Assessments, and Benefits
Sarah E. Koss and Mark D. Holder, University of British Columbia, Canada
Chapter 11. “Spiritual But Not Religious”: Some Contemporary Influences and their Impact on Health
Christian R. Bellehumeur, Lakshmi Sundaram, School of Counseling, Psychotherapy and Spirituality, Faculties of Human Sciences and Philosophy, Saint Paul University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Chapter 12. The Spiritual Dimension of Anorexia Nervosa: Clinical and Therapeutic Implications
Rosa Behar and Marcelo Arancibia, Department of Psychiatry, Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile
Chapter 13. Religiosity of Psychotherapists in Santiago de Chile: Results of a Survey
Ramón Florenzano, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago de Chile
Index