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Name and Title Kate C M Loewenthal, Professor of Psychology
Institutional AffiliationRoyal Holloway College, University of London
Mailing AddressPsychology Department, Royal Holloway College, University of London, Egham Hill, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, UK
Email AddressResearch InterestsReligion and mental health, including cross-cultural comparisons, beliefs about the effects of religion on psychopathology, religion and coping, religious change, religiously-influenced social attitudes, culturally and religiously-sensitive support groups.
Representative Publications- K.M.Loewenthal: The Psychology of Religion: A Short Introduction. Oxford: Oneworld/Penguin, 2000.
- K.M.Loewenthal: Religious issues and their psychological aspects. In K.Bhui & D.Olajide (eds) Cross Cultural Mental Health Services: Contemporary Issues in Service Provision. London: W.B. Saunders, 1999.
- K.M.Loewenthal & M.Cinnirella: Beliefs about the efficacy of religious, medical and psychotherapeutic interventions for depression and schizophrenia among different cultural-religious groups in Great Britain. Transcultural Psychiatry, 36, 491-504, 1999.
- K.M.Loewenthal & A.MacLeod.: Comfort and Joy: Religion, cognition and mood in individuals under stress. Cognition and Emotion, 14, 355-374, 2000.
Research KeywordsMental Health and Psychopathology; Social
Psychology and Religion Courses, Seminars, or Programs TaughtPsychology of Religion (advanced undergraduate option)
Relevant Degrees or Certificates Available at InstitutionBSc., MPhil., PhD., Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology.
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