Harold G. Koenig

Harold G. Koenig is a psychiatrist on the faculty of Duke University. His ideas have been covered in Newsweek and other news media with regard to religion, spirituality and health, a focus of some of his research and clinical practice.

Education and academic career

Koenig graduated with a B.S. in history from Stanford University (1974), later receiving his MD (1982) from University of California, San Francisco.[1] He became Clinical Assistant Professor in Psychiatry (1992) and has been Professor of Psychiatry (2004-) at Duke University Medical Center.

He is currently director of Duke's Center for the Study of Religion/Spirituality and Health.

Research

Koenig has published over 280 scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals, scholarly professional journal articles and 60 chapters in professional books.[1] In a cooperation with Raphael M. Bonelli from Sigmund Freud University Vienna he undertook the first systematic evidence based analysis on the connection between mental disorders and religion.[2] The researchers conclude that there is good evidence that religious involvement is correlated with better mental health in the areas of depression, substance abuse, and suicide; some evidence in Stress-related disorders and dementia; insufficient evidence in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, and no data in many other mental disorders.

Media coverage

Koenig's ideas have been covered in a wide variety of news media, ranging from BBC radio to the Vatican Radio.[1] Examples include:

Publications

Books

Koenig has authored or edited more than 35 books[1] that include:

Research articles

The main papers:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Curriculum Vitae: Harold G. Koenig, accessed 1 February 2010.
  2. Bonelli, RM; Koenig, H (2013). "Mental Disorders, Religion and Spirituality 1990 to 2010: A Systematic Evidence-Based Review". Journal of Religion and Health 52 (2): 657–73. doi:10.1007/s10943-013-9691-4. PMID 23420279.
  3. Claudia Kalb (2003, Nov. 10). "Can Religion Improve Health? While The Debate Rages In Journals And Med Schools, More Americans Ask For Doctors' Prayers ." Newsweek.

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