Spiritual Practices in Psychotherapy pdf epub mobi txt 电子书 下载 2025

Thomas Plante, PhD, ABPP is professor of psychology at Santa Clara University and adjunct clinical associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. He also directs the Spirituality & Health Institute at Santa Clara. He was born and raised in Rhode Island and received his ScB degree in psychology from Brown University, his M.A. and PhD degrees in clinical psychology from the University of Kansas, and his clinical internship and postdoctoral fellowship in clinical and health psychology from Yale University. He has authored, co-authored, edited, or co-edited eleven books including Sin against the Innocents: Sexual Abuse by Priests and the Role of the Catholic Church (Greenwood, 2004), Bless Me Father For I Have Sinned: Perspectives on Sexual Abuse Committed by Roman Catholic Priests (Greenwood, 1999), Faith and Health: Psychological Perspectives (2001, Guilford), Do the Right Thing: Living Ethically in an Unethical World (2004, New Harbinger), Contemporary Clinical Psychology (1999, 2005, Wiley), Mental Disorders in the New Millennium (Vols. 1, 2, and 3, 2006 Greenwood), and most recently, Spirit, Science and Health: How the Spiritual Mind Fuels Physical Wellness (2007, Greenwood) as well as published over 150 journal articles and book chapters. His area of clinical and research interest focuses on faith and health outcomes, psychological issues among Catholic clergy and laypersons, ethical decision making, stress and coping, and the psychological benefits of physical exercise. He has been featured in numerous media outlets including Time Magazine, CNN, NBC Nightly News, the PBS News Hour, New York Times, USA Today, British Broadcasting Company, National Public Radio, among many others. In fact Time Magazine referred to him (April 1, 2002) as one of "three leading (American) Catholics." He maintains a private practice as a licensed psychologist.