Healing with Spiritual Practices: Proven Techniques for Disorders from Addictions and Anxiety to Cancer and Chronic Pain

by Thomas G. Plante Ph.D. (Editor)

Overview

Whether a person suffers from a psychological or physical malady, such as depression, addictions, chronic pain, cancer, or complications from pregnancy, the best practice treatments likely include one common thread: spiritual practice. From meditation and yoga to spiritual surrender and religious rituals, spiritual practices are increasingly being recognized as physically and mentally beneficial for recovering from illness and for retaining optimal health.

Healing with Spiritual Practices: Proven Techniques for Disorders from Addictions and Anxiety to Cancer and Chronic Pain, edited by the director of one of the nation's best-known university institutes of spirituality and health, explains current and emerging practices, their benefits, and the growing body of research that proves them effective. Comprising chapters from expert contributors, this book will appeal to students, scholars, and other readers interested in psychology, medicine, nursing, social work, pastoral care, and related disciplines.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440860706
Publisher:	ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date:	06/21/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	253
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Thomas G. Plante, PhD, ABPP is Augustin Cardinal Bea, S.J. University Professor and Director of the Spirituality and Health Institute at Santa Clara University, and adjunct clinical professor at Stanford University.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Spiritually Formative Practices and Stress-Related Disorders
Everett L. Worthington Jr., Loren L. Toussaint, Brandon J. Griffin, Don E. Davis, and Joshua N. Hook
Chapter 2 Nurturing Hope: Tools for Cultivating Hopeful Thinking and a Meaningful Life
David B. Feldman and Sophie von Garnier
Chapter 3 Mindfulness and Health: Evidence-Based and Clinical Applications
Shauna L. Shapiro and Sophie von Garnier
Chapter 4 Evidence-Based Portable Mindful Strategies for Well-Being
Luc R. Pelletier and Jill E. Bormann
Chapter 5 Spiritual Surrender: A Paradoxical Means of Empowered Coping with Illness while Discovering Transcendent Meaning and Purpose in Life
Kathleen Wall, Sandra Velasco-Scott, and Arielle Warner
Chapter 6 Yoga to Promote Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Well-Being: Self-Regulation on and off the Mat
Crystal L. Park, Sharon Y. Lee, Lucy Finkelstein-Fox, and Kalliope Sanderson
Chapter 7 Yoga: Addressing Physical Functioning and Well-Being in Older Adults
T. Anne Richards and Angela DiMartino
Chapter 8 Spiritual Models: Reflecting on The Way of a Pilgrim with Postsecondary Students at Risk of Stress, Depression, and Anxiety
Suzette Brémault-Phillips, Ashley Pike, and Joanne K. Olson
Chapter 9 Expressive Writing as a Spiritual Practice to Promote Resilience and Posttraumatic Growth among Disaster-Exposed Pregnant Women
Suzette Brémault-Phillips, Ashley Pike, Joanne K. Olson, and David M. Olson
Chapter 10 Mindfulness-Based Parenting Programs: Significance for Young Children Experiencing Adversity and Trauma
Barbara M. Burbans
Chapter 11 Promoting Hope, Healing, and Wellness: Catholic Interventions in Behavioral Health Care
Thomas G. Plante and Gerdenio (Sonny) Manuel, S.J.
Chapter 12 Holistic Healing in Eastern Orthodox Christianity
John T. Chirban
Chapter 13 The Effects of Religious and Spiritual Interventions on Pain
Amy Wachholtz and Christina E. Fitch
Chapter 14 Spirituality-Based Interventions for Patients with Cancer
Andrea L. Canada and M. Elizabeth Lewis Hall
Chapter 15 Religious and Spiritual Interventions for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Timothy A. Sisemore
Chapter 16 Spiritual Practices and Interventions in Recovery from Addictions: Implementing Focused Treatment and Growth Strategies in Psychotherapy
Len Sperry and George Stoupas
Chapter 17 Using a Spiritually Sensitive Approach to Treat Problematic Pornography Consumption
Anthony Isacco, Domenick Tirabassi, Kelsey Porada, and Kate A. Meade
About the Editor and Contributors
Index

What People are Saying About This

Annette Mahoney

"This upbeat and creative book offers intriguing insights and rich practical examples of how people with diverse personal identities across diverse settings—educational, medical, mental health, family—can employ spiritual strategies to facilitate their well-being and transcend difficulties in daily life."

Harold G. Koenig

"In Healing with Spiritual Practices: Proven Techniques for Disorders from Addictions and Anxiety to Cancer and Chronic Pain, Professor Thomas Plante has assembled a remarkable team of leading scholars and clinicians who offer a compelling and evidence-based understanding of how religious and spiritual practices can be effectively used in treating a wide variety of mental and physical health challenges. Science and faith are well integrated with the biopsychosocial model that is weaved throughout the text. The book certainly should be on the shelves of those who conduct research and clinical practice in the healing arts."

Mary A. Fristad

"Many of us were taught little to nothing about the role of faith and spirituality in our training as mental health professionals. Dr. Plante, in a book notable for its depth and breadth, addresses this critical gap. With chapters ranging from yoga, mindfulness, hope, and spiritual formation to the treatment of a wide range of disorders, the evidence-based role of spirituality in the healing of mind, body and spirit is made accessible. Healing with Spiritual Practices: Proven Techniques for Disorders from Addictions and Anxiety to Cancer and Chronic Pain will fill an important place on my bookshelf, and, I am confident, that of many others."

Allen C. Sherman

"Interventions that focus on spirituality or meaning have garnered intensive interest. This inordinately timely and informative volume offers welcome information about a wide variety of therapeutic approaches. In a book of remarkable breadth, we are guided though diverse practices such as mindfulness, mantram meditation, yoga, prayer, and many others, tailored to the needs of distinct clinical settings. Leading writers and clinicians describe the nature of these approaches, how they are used, and some of the evidence for their utility. Healing with Spiritual Practices is a wonderfully practical and readable resource and will be an invaluable addition for anyone interested in this rapidly growing field."