Buddhism - Psychology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Adult smokers' perception of the role of religion and religious leadership on smoking and association with quitting: a comparison between Thai Buddhists and Malaysian Muslims.

16 Aug 2009 In recent years, attempts have been made to incorporate religion into tobacco control efforts, especially in countries like Malaysia and Thailand where religion is central to the lives of people. This paper is a prospective examination of the ... Read more...

Use of folk remedies among families of children hospitalised in Taiwan.

30 Jul 2009 AIMS: To describe the attitudes toward and the use of folk remedies among caregivers of children who were hospitalised in Taiwan. BACKGROUND: Parents incorporate folk remedies into the care of sick children in many cultures, including Taiwan. Twelve ... Read more...

Integrating Buddhist psychology into grief counseling.

30 Jul 2009 The field of grief counseling has yet to see an integration of Buddhist psychology. Drawing on Buddhist psychology literature and Western models of grief, this article explores possible integrations of two approaches. To lay the foundation for this ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Buddhism - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Adult smokers' perception of the role of religion and religious leadership on smoking and association with quitting: a comparison between Thai Buddhists and Malaysian Muslims. 16 Aug 2009
• Use of folk remedies among families of children hospitalised in Taiwan. 30 Jul 2009
• Integrating Buddhist psychology into grief counseling. 30 Jul 2009
• Deepening psychoanalytic listening: the marriage of Buddha and Freud. 30 May 2009
• Mindfulness in Thailand and the United States: a case of apples versus oranges? 30 May 2009
• Promoting peaceful death in the intensive care unit in Thailand. 27 Feb 2009
• Understandings of death and dying for people of Chinese origin. 30 Jan 2009
• The effectiveness of a stress coping program based on mindfulness meditation on the stress, anxiety, and depression experienced by nursing students in Korea. 11 Jan 2009
• Conceptualizing physical activity behavior of older Korean-Americans: an integration of Korean culture and social cognitive theory. 30 Oct 2008
• 'Normal, but...': living with type 2 diabetes in Bangkok, Thailand. 30 Aug 2008
• Focus on compassion. 30 Aug 2008
• The experience of Thai women facing the onset of preterm labor. 30 Aug 2008
• Psychological essentialism in selecting the 14th Dalai Lama. 3 Jun 2008
• The use of selected community groups to elicit and understand the values underlying attitudes towards biotechnology. 30 Mar 2008
• Religion and spirituality along the suicidal path. 30 Mar 2008
• Being the moment. 30 Mar 2008
• Causal thinking after a tsunami wave: karma beliefs, pessimistic explanatory style and health among Sri Lankan survivors. 19 Mar 2008
• Care of patients who have died. 28 Feb 2008
• Buddhist values are associated with better diabetes control in Thai patients. 30 Dec 2007
• [Respecting funeral rites] 29 Nov 2007

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Technical information about 'Buddhism'

Definition: The teaching ascribed to Gautama Buddha (ca. 483 B.C.) holding that suffering is inherent in life and that one can escape it into nirvana by mental and moral self-purification. (Webster, 3d ed)

Descriptor UI: D002016

Alternative terms: Buddhism; Buddhist Ethics; Buddhist Ethic; Ethic, Buddhist; Ethics, Buddhist;

Allowable Qualifiers: history; psychology;

Tree Number: K01.844.117;

Technical Notes: IM; specify geog if pertinent