Journal of Religion & Health

Journal of Religion and Health  
Abbreviated title (ISO 4)
J. Relig. Health
Discipline Public health, religious studies
Language English
Edited by Curtis W. Hart
Publication details
Publisher
Publication history
1961–present
Frequency Quarterly
0.945
Indexing
ISSN 0022-4197 (print)
1573-6571 (web)
LCCN 64006093
CODEN JRHEAT
OCLC no. 44707874
JSTOR 00224197
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The Journal of Religion and Health is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed academic journal published by Springer Science+Business Media. It publishes original articles that deal with mental and physical health in relation to religion and spirituality of all kinds. The journal was established in 1961 by the Blanton-Peale Institute.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed by Academic OneFile, Arts & Humanities Citation Index, ATLA Religion Database, Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences, Current Contents/Arts and Humanities, EMBASE, Journal Citation Reports/Social Sciences Edition, PsycINFO, PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, and Social Sciences Citation Index.

Schizophrenia and possession

In 2014, the journal published a controversial[1] article arguing that schizophrenia could be caused by demonic possession and that "it would be useful for medical professions to work together with faith healers to define better treatment pathways for schizophrenia".[2]

References

  1. "Improbable Research » Blog Archive". Improbable Research, Inc. 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  2. Irmak, M. Kemal (2012). "Schizophrenia or Possession?". Journal of Religion and Health 53 (3): 773–7. doi:10.1007/s10943-012-9673-y. PMID 23269538.

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