Wellness Books

Aging and God: Spiritual Pathways to Mental Health in Midlife and Later Years by Harold Koenig

ISBN: 1560244240
Haworth Press,1994
"Koenig (Duke Univ. Medical Ctr.) provides an important and comprehensive study of religion and psychiatry/psychology, especially as they impact on the elderly. Koenig believes that religion is an important and underused resource in helping the elderly live successfully."

Faith in the Future: Healthcare, Aging, and the Role of Religion by Harold Koenig, Douglas Lawson, and Malcolm McConnell

ISBN: 1932031359
Templeton Foundation Press, 2004
"Combining demographic predictions with current examples, Koenig et al., make a convincing case that religion will be an important resource for coping with the coming elder care crisis."

Counseling Troubled Older Adults
by Harold George Koenig, Andrew J. Weaver

ISBN: 0687091365
Abingdon Press 1997
Addresses mental health problems
commonly found among the
elderly.

Tools for Life Planning In Virginia

Contains information regarding health and personal choice tools, durable power of attorney, trusts, advance medical directives, health care power of attorneys, living wills, do not resucitate orders, organ and tissue donation. 1-800-552-3402
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