Harold G. Koenig

Author of Spirituality in Patient Care: Why, How, When, and What

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About the Author

Harold G. Koenig, MD is on the faculty at Duke as professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and associate professor of medicine. Dr. Koenig is also director of the Center for Spirituality, Theology, and Health at Duke University Medical Center, and is a Distinguished Adjunct Professor at King show more Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Koenig has published extensively in the fields of mental health, geriatrics, and religion, with over four hundred scientific peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and more than forty books in print or in preparation. He has given invited testimony to both the U S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives on the role of religion in public health, and is the recipient of the 2012 Oskar Pfister Award from the American Psychiatric Association. show less

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Works by Harold G. Koenig

The Healing Power of Faith: How Belief and Prayer Can Help You Triumph Over Disease (1999) 94 copies

Handbook of Religion and Health (1998) 62 copies

Pastoral Care of Older Adults (1998) 49 copies

Medicine, Religion, and Health: Where Science and Spirituality Meet (Templeton Science and Religion Series) (2006) 30 copies

Is Religion Good for Your Health?: The Effects of Religion on Physical and Mental Health (Haworth Religion and Mental… (1997) 29 copies

Aging and God: Spiritual Pathways to Mental Health in Midlife and Later Years (1994) 28 copies

Faith and Mental Health: Religious Resources for Healing (2005) 26 copies

Counseling Troubled Older Adults: A Handbook for Pastors and Religious Caregivers (1997) 25 copies

The Link between Religion and Health: Psychoneuroimmunology and the Faith Factor (2002) 25 copies

Purpose And Power In Retirement (PB) (2002) 24 copies

The Healing Connection (2001) 21 copies

Faith in the future : healthcare, aging, and the role of religion (2004) 18 copies

A Gospel for the Mature Years: Finding Fulfillment by Knowing and Using Your Gifts (Haworth religion & mental health) (1997) 13 copies

Spirituality and Health Research: Methods, Measurements, Statistics, and Resources (2011) 12 copies

Is There a God in Health Care?: Toward a New Spirituality of Medicine (2006) 11 copies

In the wake of disaster : religious responses to terrorism & catastrophe (2006) 11 copies

Health and Well-Being in Islamic Societies: Background, Research, and Applications (2014) 9 copies

Chronic Pain: Biomedical and Spiritual Approaches (Haworth Religion and Mental Health,) (2002) 9 copies

Kindness and Joy: Expressing the Gentle Love (2006) 7 copies

Spirituality in Pastoral Counseling and the Community Helping Professions (2003) 5 copies

Somebody's Knocking at Your Door: AIDS and the African-American Church (Haworth Religion and Mental Health) (1998) 3 copies

Espiritualidade No Cuidado Com O Paciente (Em Portuguese do Brasil) (2013) 3 copies

Ways of the Desert: Becoming Holy Through Difficult Times (2000) 3 copies

Spiritual Readiness: Essentials for Military Leaders and Chaplains 2 copies

Research on Religion and Aging: An Annotated Bibliography (Bibliographies and Indexes in Gerontology) (1995) 2 copies

The Link of Religion and Health 2 copies

Religion and Mental Health: Research and Clinical Applications (2018) 2 copies

Spiritual Care for Children Living in Specialized Settings: Breathing Underwater (2000) 2 copies

Spiritualität in den Gesundheitsberufen : ein praxisorientierter Leitfaden (2012) 2 copies

Kindness and Joy 2 copies

Medicine, religion and health 1 copy

Counseling Troubled Older Adults 1 copy

Guidepost Condensed Books #2 1 copy

Spirituality and Health Research 1 copy

Religion, Health, and Aging: A Review and Theoretical Integration (Contributions to the Study of Aging) (1988) 1 copy

You are My Beloved. Really? (2016) 1 copy

By Harold G. Koenig - Spirituality in Patient Care: Why, How, When, and What: 2nd (second) Edition (2008) 1 copy

Is There a God in Health Care: Toward a New Spirituality of Medicine (Religion and Mental Health) 1 copy

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Associated Works

On Moral Medicine: Theological Perspectives in Medical Ethics (2012) — Contributor, some editions — 20 copies

Broken Bodies, Healing Hearts: Reflections of a Hospital Chaplain (2000) 18 copies

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Pastoral Care of Older Adults (Creative Pastoral… by Harold Koenig

Koenig and Weaver address the realities of aging very forthrightly. I especially appreciated their discussion of depression and how to evaluate their risk for suicide. They maintain that discussing suicide with a client has no relation to the likelihood of them suiciding.

Five questions to explore with the client:
1. Have they wondered whether life is worth living, or wondered if it would be better to simply die.
2. If the response is yes, have they ever thought about hastening death?
3. If yes, ask if they have thought about this recently.
4. If yes, have they thought about how they might do it.
5. If they have a plan, inquire about their timetable.

Don't try to discourage them. They need to be listened to. Try to get information. Positive answers to questions 3 through 5 require you to take action, including, if necessary, calling 911.… (more)

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