Recommended books
Recommended
Edited by Chris Cook, Andrew Powell and Andrew Sims RCPsych Publications (2009)
(Second Edition now completed and due for publication early 2023)
Spirituality and Narrative in Psychiatric Practice
Edited by Chris Cook, Andrew Powell and Andrew Sims RCPsych Publications (2016)
Additional
Clarke I. (Ed.) (2010) Psychosis and Spirituality: Consolidating the New Paradigm, Oxford, Wiley-Blackwell
Clarke J. (2013) Spiritual Care in Everyday Nursing Practice: A New Approach. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke
Cobb M., Puchalski CM., Rumbold B. Oxford Textbook of Spirituality in Healthcare (Oxford Textbooks In Public Health) (2012) Oxford University Press, New York, NY, USA
Cook CCH. (Ed.) (2013) Spirituality, Theology & Mental Health, London, SCM
Cook CCH. (2013) Controversies on the Place of Spirituality and Religion in Psychiatric Practice. In Cook CCH. (Ed.) Spirituality, Theology and Mental Health. London, SCM. 1-19
Cook C., Powell A., Sims A. (Eds.) (2009) Spirituality and Psychiatry. Royal College of Psychiatrists
Coyte ME., Gilbert P., Nicholls V. (Eds.) (2007) Spirituality, Values and Mental Health: Jewels for the Journey. Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Gilbert P. (Ed.) (2011) Spirituality and Mental Health. Pavilion Publishing
Griffith JL., Griffith ME. (2002) Encountering the Sacred in Psychotherapy. The Guilford Press
Huguelet P., Koenig HG. (2009) Religion and Spirituality in Psychiatry Cambridge University Press, New York
Koenig HG. (3rd Ed) (2013) Spirituality in Patient Care: Why, How, When and What. Templeton Foundation Press
Koenig HG. (2008) Medicine Religion and Health. Harold G Templeton Foundation Press
Koenig HG., King DE., Carson VB. (2012) Handbook of Religion and Health, Oxford University Press, New York, NY, USA, 2nd edition
McSherry W., Ross L. (Eds.) (2010) Spiritual Assessments in Healthcare Practice. M&K Publishing
Orchard H. (Ed.) (2001) Spirituality in Healthcare Contexts. Jessica Kingsley
Pargament KI. (2011) Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy. New York, Guilford
Paloutzian R., Park C. (Eds.) (2005) Handbook of the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. Guilford Press
Powell A. (2017) The Ways of the Soul. A Psychiatrist Reflects: Essays on Life, Death and Beyond. Aeon Books
Powell A. (2018) Conversations with the Soul. A Psychiatrist Reflects: Essays on Life, Death and Beyond. Aeon Books
Robinson S., Kendrick K., Brown A. (2003) Spirituality and the Practice of Healthcare. Palgrave Macmillan
Swinton J. (2001) Spirituality and Mental Health Care: Rediscovering a ‘Forgotten’ Dimension. Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Verhagen PJ., Praag HMV., López-Ibor J J., Cox, JL., Moussaoui D. (Eds.) (2010) Religion and Psychiatry: Beyond Boundaries, Oxford, Wiley-Blackwell
White G. (2006) Talking About Spirituality in Health Care Practice. Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Notes: there is a growing number of books in this area. The above list is of the core texts, especially those associated with members of the Spirituality SIG. We review additional books as we are asked to on our Book Reviews page but do not routinely add them to this list.