Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction -- I: Historical Perspectives -- 1. The Psychopathology of Religion: European Historical Perspectives -- 2. Religion and the Mental Health of Women -- 3. Mental Health Consequences of Irreligion -- 4. Religion and Sexual Adjustment -- II: Affective and Cognitive Consequences -- 5. Religiosity, Depression, and Suicide -- 6. Religion, Anxiety, and Fear of Death -- 7. Sin and Guilt in Faith Traditions: Issues for Self-Esteem -- 8. Religion and Rationality -- 9. Religion and Self-Actualization -- 10. Religiosity, Meaning in Life, and Psychological Weil-Being -- 11. Religion, Neuroticism, and Psychoticism -- III: Psychosocial Dimensions -- 12. Religon and Mental Health in Early Life -- 13. Religion and Mental Health in Later Life -- 14. Religion and Marital Adjustment -- 15. Crime, Delinquency, and Religion -- 16. Religion and Substance Use -- 17. Religious Orientation and Mental Health -- 18. Mental Health of Cult Consumers: Legal and Scientific Controversy -- 19. Religious Diagnosis in Evaluations of Mental Health -- IV: Cross-Cultural Perspectives -- 20. Religion as a Mediating Factor in Culture Change -- 21. Buddhism and Mental Health: A Comparative Analysis -- 22. Religious Experience and Psychopathology: Cross-Cultural Perspectives -- 23. Religious Ritual and Mental Health -- 24. Content and Prevalence of Psychopathology in World Religions -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Z.