Psychology of religion · mental health · culture
Kate Miriam
Loewenthal
Five decades of research on religion, culture and the mind.
Selected
Selected work
Twelve papers, chapters and editorials from across her career.
Comfort and Joy
Religion, coping and mood among Jews and Protestants under stress.
2000Cognition & Emotion 02Religious change and posttraumatic growth
Religious change and post-traumatic growth after EMDR therapy.
2022MHRC 03Sabbath observance: benefits and costs
The mental-health benefits and costs of Sabbath observance among orthodox Jews.
2013J Religion & Health 04Religious fundamentalism in terrorist violence
Religious fundamentalism and the psychology of terrorist violence.
2007Int Review of Psychiatry 05Jewish teachings and beliefs about depression
Jewish teachings and beliefs about depression.
2013MHRC 06Addiction: Alcohol and substance abuse in Judaism
Alcohol and substance use in Jewish law, belief and practice.
2014Religions (MDPI) 07The OCD-religion package
How the stereotype linking obsessional illness to religious observance holds up.
2019MHRC 08Gender and depression in Anglo-Jewry
Gender and depression in Anglo-Jewry.
1995Psychological Medicine 09Editorial: Mental health and religion
The founding editorial of Mental Health, Religion & Culture.
1998MHRC 10COVID-19, mental health and religion
Religion and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020MHRC 11Religion, Spirituality and Culture
Religion, spirituality and culture, written for the APA Handbook.
2013in APA Handbook of Psychology, Religion & Spirituality 12Challenges to sanctuary: the clergy
The clergy as a resource for mental-health care in the community.
2007Social Science & MedicineResearch
Areas of research
Kate's work falls into five connected areas.
Terrorism & martyrdom
Radicalisation, martyrdom and the psychology of religious violence.
5 works 2Handwriting & social judgement
Handwriting, self-presentation and the judgements people form from them.
8 works 3Language & cross-cultural
Language, communication and the transfer of sound and meaning across cultures.
13 works 4Jewish mental health & community
Wellbeing, distress and religious life in Jewish communities.
35 works 5Psychology of religion
How religious belief, practice and coping shape mental health across faiths.
75 works
The complete record
Every paper, chapter and book, gathered in one place.