Recommended books
Below you'll find further reading materials on spirituality and psychiatry.
- Koenig, H. G., et al. (2024). Handbook of Religion and Health. Oxford, Oxford University Press.
- Fletcher, J., Ed. (2019). Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care in Mental Health Settings. London, Jessica Kingsley.
- Peteet, J. R., et al., Eds. (2018). Ethical Considerations at the Intersection of Psychiatry and Religion. Oxford, Oxford University Press.
- Verhagen, P. J., et al., Eds. (2010). Religion and Psychiatry: Beyond Boundaries. Oxford, Wiley-Blackwell.
- Cook CCH (2026) Spirituality in Mind: Psychiatry in a Post-Secular Age. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
- Cook, C. C. H. and A. Powell, Eds. (2022). Spirituality & Psychiatry. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
- Moreira-Almeida, A., et al., Eds. (2021). Spirituality and Mental Health Across Cultures. Oxford Cultural Psychiatry Series. Oxford, Oxford University Press.
- Rosmarin, D. H. and H. G. Koenig, Eds. (2020). Handbook of Spirituality, Religion and Mental Health. London, Academic Press.
- Royal College of Psychiatrists (2013). Recommendations for Psychiatrists on Spirituality and Religion. London, Royal College of Psychiatrists: 12.
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.