• Overview
  • General Description
  • Scientific Evaluation
• Disease States
  • Biomedical Conditions
• Interventions
  • Healing Beliefs
  • Alternative Healing Systems
• Resources
  • Religion and Spirituality Websites

Biomedical Conditions 

The following references are from: Koenig, Harold G., McCullough, Michael E. and David B. Larson. Handbook of Religion and Health. New York: Oxford University Press; 2001. HSL Reference (4th Floor) W 61 K78n 2001.

A. Cardiovascular Disease

• Chapter 16: Heart Disease. pp.23 1-249.

B. Hypertension -correlation with religious involvement

• Chapter 17: Hypertension. pp.250-263.

C. Diabetes

• Chapter 19: Immune System Dysfunction –Diabetes pp. 286.

D. HIV/AIDS

• Chapter 19: Immune System Dysfunction -Religiousness and Immune Function in AIDS/HIV Infection. pp. 290.

E. Mental health

• Part III Research on Religion and Mental Health. pp. 96-228.

F. Pain

• Part IV Research on Religion and Physical Disorders. Chapter 25: Pain and Other Somatic Symptoms. pp. 344-357.