TY - BOOK AU - Griffith,James L. TI - Religion that heals, religion that harms: a guide for clinical practice SN - 9781606238899 (hardcover : alk. paper) AV - RC455.4.R4 G76 2010 U1 - 616.89 22 PY - 2010/// CY - New York, London PB - Guilford Press KW - Mental illness KW - Religious aspects KW - Mentally ill KW - Religious life KW - Psychology, Religious KW - Psychotherapy KW - methods KW - Religion and Psychology KW - Mental Disorders KW - psychology KW - therapy KW - Professional-Patient Relations KW - Sociobiology N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 252-266) and index; What sociobiology explains about destructive uses of religion -- What neurobiology explains about destructive uses of religion -- Setting the stage: opening dialogue about religious life -- Locating personal spirituality through existential inquiry -- Seeking a parent in God: clinical problems from insecure attachments -- Seeking security within the flock: clinical problems from social hierarchy, peer affiliation, and reciprocal altruism -- Asserting primacy of personal spirituality over sociobiological religion -- The religious who protect only their own: clinical problems from peer affiliation, kin recognition, and social exchange -- Religion that is a voice for mental illness -- Dark nights and exaltation: religion distorted by a mood disorder -- Worlds confused: religion disorganized by psychosis -- Fear and dread: religion shrunken by an anxiety disorder -- Finding a place to stand: conversing with religiously determined patients ER -