The book has been used in clinical, therapeutic and pastoral contexts. It can help people with many different kinds of spiritual beliefs cultivate richer, deeper, and more satisfying lives and help with burnout, addictions and PTSD. Link here for more information and reviews.

A revised audiobook is available through Audible   and  Payhip, with the workbook included. Other sources for the audiobook are:  Chirp, Audiobooks.com and Applebooks. 

The paperback and e-book are available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Rutgers University Press.

The Science of Compassionate Love : Research, Theory, and Applications. Fehr. B. Sprecher, S, Underwood, LG, eds. Oxford England,Malden Mass: Wiley-Blackwell. 2009.
 This book brings together many of the studies on Compassionate Love, research based on a model and definition that Underwood developed in 1999, articulated in the first chapter of the book. A preprint of Chapter One by Underwood can be found here.

Social Support Measurement and Intervention: A Guide for Health and Social Scientists.
Cohen, S, Underwood, L, Gottlieb, B, eds. Oxford University Press, 2000.
 This book has become a widely cited resource for the selection and development of ways to figure out how social support affects health and enhance it in people’s lives.

Measuring Stress: A Guide for Health and Social Scientists. Cohen, S, Kessler, RC, Underwood-Gordon, L, eds. Oxford University Press, 1997.
Measuring Stress: A Guide for Health and Social Scientists, Japanese translation. Cohen, S, Kessler, RC, Underwood Gordon, L, eds. Oxford University Press, 1999.
 This book provides a foundation for research to identify types and levels of stress and their links to health outcomes, and lays out a variety of ways to measure stress. It was pivotal in the early days of recognizing how stress affects our health and it continues to be widely cited.

Altruism and Altruistic Love : Science, Philosophy, and Religion in Dialogue .Post, SG, Underwood, LG, Schloss, JP, Hurlbut, WB, eds., Oxford University Press, 2002.
 In the process of pulling together a meeting at MIT in 2000, Dr. Underwood and the other editors brought together philosophers, theologians, social scientists and evolutionary biologists to explore this important topic. This book emerged from that project. Underwood gave the introductory framing remarks, setting out a model that might enable those from many disciplines to communicate. A preprint of chapter in the book: can be found here.

Relational Processes and DSM-V: Neuroscience, Assessment, Prevention and Treatment, SRH. Beach, M Wamboldt, N Kaslow, RE.Heyman, MB First, LG Underwood, & D Reiss. eds., American Psychiatric Publishing Inc., 2006.
 This book was an effort to make sure that relationships with others were included in the DSM-V revision of psychiatric diagnoses. Mental illness does not exist in isolation.

Malignant Melanoma in Northern Ireland, Gordon (Underwood), LG, Queen’s University Press, Belfast, Northern Ireland 1983.

Selected Articles:

See also Google Scholar home page: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=vuAyJ-cAAAAJ&hl=en

“Crucial considerations for AI implementation with implications for human relationships and recommendations for action”. June 2023 for the US Office of Science and Technology Policy.

“Refining Research on Joy” Underwood LG (October 2019) Journal of Positive Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2019.1685575. click here to view preprint.

“Sadness, Depression, and the Dark Night of the Soul: Transcending the Medicalization of Sadness” Lynn G. Underwood (2021), Journal of Disability & Religion, DOI: 10.1080/23312521.2021.1895954

“Now bounded, now immeasurable: Perspectives on time in disability, in suffering, and at end of life.” click here to view Underwood L, Medical Humanities (2007) 33: 11-15.

The Daily Spiritual Experience Scale: Overview and Results. click here to view Underwood L, Religions. 2011; 2(1): 29-50.

“R|S Atlas: Identifying existing cohort study data resources to accelerate epidemiological research on the influence of religion and spirituality on human health.” (2021) Schachter AB, Argentieri MA, Seddighzadeh B, Isehunwa O, Kent BV, Trevvett P, Michael McDuffie M, Mandel L, Pargament K, Underwood LG, McCray A, Shields AE. BMJ Open (2021) 11: e043830. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2020-043830

“Religion and Spirituality among American Indian, South Asian, Black, Hispanic / Latina, and White Women in the Study on Stress, Spirituality, and Health.” Kent, Blake Victor, James C Davidson, Kenneth I Pargament, Tyler J Vanderweele, Harold G Koenig, Lynn G Underwood, Neal Krause, and Shelley A Cole. (2021) Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (January): 1–18.

“Love in the midst of stressors” (an exploration of stress-buffering effects on attitudes of care for others) Brelsford G, Underwood L, Wright B. (2019) Volume 30, Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion.

“Use of Focus Groups in Multi-Site, Multi-Ethnic Research Projects for Women’s Health: A Study of Women Across the Nation (SWAN) Example” Kagawa-Singer Marjorie, Adler Shelley, Mouton Charles, Ory Marcia, Underwood Lynn G., Ethnicity and Disease (2009), Volume 19, 352-358.

“Measuring Responsiveness in the Therapeutic Relationship: A Patient Perspective” Reis, Harry T., Clark Margaret S., Pereira-Gray Denis J., Tsai Fen-Fang, Brown Judith B., Stewart Moira, and Underwood Lynn G. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, (2008) 30:4,339-348.

Validation of the Spanish version of Underwood’s Daily Spiritual Experience Scale in Mexico.  2013. Mayoral, E., Underwood, L.G., Laca, F., & Mejía, J.C. International Journal of Hispanic Psychology, 6(2), 191-202.

Cultural adaptation and validation of the Underwood Daily Spiritual Experience Scale-Brazilian version. (2012); Kimura, M., Lima de Oliveira, A., Mishima, L., & Underwood, L. G. Revista da Escola de Enfermagem – USP, 46, 99–106.

“A Balm for Gilead: Meditations on Spirituality and the Healing Arts” Review, Underwood Lynn G., Journal of Religion, Disability & Health, (2010) Volume 14, Issue 2, 2010, pp 218 – 219.

“A Cross-Cultural Study of Spirituality, Religion, and Personal Beliefs as components of Quality of Life,” written on behalf of the WHOQOL SRPB Group by Underwood, O’Connell and Saxena, Social Science and Medicine, 62 (2006) 1486–1497.

“Initial steps in developing the World Health Organizations of Quality of Life Instrument (WHOQOL) module for international assessment in HIV/AIDS,” as part of the WHOQOL HIV Group, AIDS CARE (June 2003), Vol 15, No.3, pp.347.

“Psychometric Testing of the Daily Spiritual Experiences Scale Among African Americans in the Jackson Heart Study”, Loustalot F, Wyatt SB, Sims M, Ellison CG, Taylor HA, Underwood L. (August, 2009). Journal of Religion and Health. 1-11.

“Measuring Spirituality” Underwood, Lynn G. in The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, Volume 196, Number 9, September 2008, 715-716.

“Ordinary Spiritual Experience: Qualitative Research, Interpretive Guidelines, and Population Distribution for the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale.” Underwood, LG Archive for the Psychology of Religion/ Archiv für Religionspsychologie, Volume 28, Number 1, 2006, pp. 181-218.Ordinary_Spiritual_Experience_Qualitative_Research

Interviews with Trappist Monks as a Contribution to Research Methodology in the Investigation of Compassionate Love. Underwood LG Journal for the Theory of Social Behavior, 35:3 (September, 2005), 285-302. Click here to view.

“Measuring Multiple Dimensions of Religion and Spirituality for Health Research,” Ellen L. Idler, Marc A. Musick, Christopher G. Ellison, Linda K.George, Neal Krause, Marcia G. Ory, Kenneth I. Pargament, Lynda H. Powell, Lynn G. Underwood, David R. Williams, Research on Aging: 2003, 25(4): 327-365.

“Initial steps in developing the World Health Organizations of Quality of Life Instrument (WHOQOL) module for international assessment in HIV/AIDS,” as part of the WHOQOL HIV Group, AIDS CARE (June 2003), Vol 15, No.3, pp.347.WHOQOL HIV Aids Care 2004 copy

“Cross-Cultural Quality of Life Assessment at the End of Life:  A Commentary”, Saxena, S., O’Connell, K., Underwood L., The Gerontologist, Vol 42, Special Issue III, October 2002, pg 81-85.

“Physiologic Markers of Chronic Stress in Premenopausal, Middle-Aged Women”, with Powell Lynda H., Lovallo William R., Matthews Karen A., Meyer Peter, Midgley A. Rees, Baum Andrew, Stone, Underwood, Lynn Arthur, McCann J, Janidula Herro Kristi, Ory Marcia, Psychosomatic Medicine (2002) 64:502-509

“The Daily Spiritual Experience Scale:  Development, Theoretical Description, Reliability, Exploratory Factor Analysis, and Preliminary Construct Validity Using Health Related Data,” Underwood, L. and Teresi, J. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 2002,24 (1):22-33. (over 1000 citations in peer reviewed literature) J Teresi was the statistician on this project, contributing the psychometrics on the final testing of the scale.

“Correlates of Self-Perception of Spirituality in American Adults,” with Shahabi, L et al., Annals of Behavioral Medicine 2002,24 (1):59-68.

“Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Role of Daily Spirituality and Daily Religious and Spiritual Coping,” Keefe FJ, Affleck G, Underwood LG, Lefebvre J, Caldwell DS, Drew J, Egert J, Gibson J, and Pargament K, (2001) Journal of Pain, 2(2), 101-110.

“A Working Model of Health: Applications to Persons with Disabilities” Underwood L, Journal of Religion, Disability and Health. Volume 3 1999. pp 51-71. link to paper: disability 

“Daily Spiritual Experiences,” Underwood LG in Multidimensional Measurement of Religiousness/Spirituality for Use in Health Research, John E. Fetzer Institute, 1999: 11-18.

“Biobehavioral Pain Research: A Multi-Institute Assessment of Cross-Cutting Issues and Research Needs,” Keefe, FJ, Underwood L. Jacobs, M. The Clinical Journal of Pain, 1997:13:91-103.

“Roles of Religiousness and Spirituality in Medical Rehabilitation and the Lives of Persons with Disabilities,” Underwood(-Gordon), L., Peters, DJ, Bijur, P, Fuhrer, M. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Vol. 76, No 3, May/June 1997, 255-257.

”Is There a Need to Devise Clinical Trials that do not Depend on Randomized Controlled Testing?” ADVANCES, Vol. 9, No. 2, Spring 1993, 75-79.

“Poor Prognosis for Malignant Melanoma in Northern Ireland: A Multivariate Analysis,” Gordon (Underwood) LG, Lowry, WS, Pedlow, PJ, Patterson, CC. British Journal of Cancer, 1991: 63; 283‑286.

“The Incidence and Pathogenesis of Invasive Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma in Northern Ireland,” Gordon (Underwood) L., Lowry, WS. British Journal of Cancer, 1986:53; 75‑80.

“Missed Malignant Melanomas,” Gordon (Underwood) L., Lowry, WS.  British Medical Journal, 986: 292; 1524‑1525

“Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma Tumour Type in Northern Ireland: Possible Aetiological Implications,” Gordon (Underwood) L., Lowry, WS. British Journal of Cancer, 1986: 53; 435.

“Incidence and Aetiology of Melanoma,” Gordon (Underwood) L., Lowry, WS. The Lancet, 1985, i, 8428; 583.

“The Characterization of Melanoma Tumour Type,” Gordon (Underwood) L., Lowry, WS.  Irish Journal of Medical Science, 1985: 154 (11) 440.

“A Study of Malignant Melanoma in Northern Ireland,” Gordon (Underwood) and Lowry, WS, Irish Journal of Medical Science, 1982.

“A New Study of Malignant Melanoma,” Gordon (Underwood) L., Lowry, WS.  Irish Journal of Medical Science, 1980: 149 (4); 170‑178.

(N.B.: name change from Lynn G. Gordon to Lynn Underwood-Gordon to Lynn G. Underwood)

Invited Blogposts:

Vulnerability and Inclusion  (Invited blogpost for the Berkley Forum at Georgetown University, October 10, 2018)

Bouncing Back and Springing Up: The Complicated Nature of Post-Traumatic Growth (February 27, 2017)

Lighten Up: The Goodness of Humor and Humility (August 18, 2016)

Clearing Away Obstacles to Love (May 30, 2016)

Humility and Self-Love: Are They Compatible? (February 24, 2016

 

Chapters:

“The Human Experience of Compassionate Love: Conceptual Mapping and Data from Selected Studies”, in Post, SG, Underwood, LG, Schloss, JP, Hurlbut, WB, eds. Altruism and Altruistic Love: Science, Philosophy, and Religion in Dialogue, 2002. New York City: Oxford University Press. 72-88.Preprint Underwood Chapter in Altruism and Altruistic Love

“Altruistic Love – Compassionate Love”. Underwood, L. In Harry T. Reis & Susan Sprecher (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Human Relationships. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. (2009)

Underwood, L & Vagnini, K (2021). Expériences spirituelles dans la vie quotidienne : effets positifs sur la résilience, le burn out et les addictions. Dans N. Roussiau & E. Renard (Eds). Psychologie et Spiritualité : Fondements, Concepts et Applications. Dunod éditeurs : Paris. (“Ordinary Spiritual Experiences: Positive Effects on Resilience, Burnout, and Addictions” Underwood LG & Vagnini K, in Spirituality and Psychology:Foundations, Concepts and Applications” Roussiau, Nicolas (ed) (in French language in press). Dunod 2021.)

“Chapter 1: Compassionate love: A framework for research” Underwood, Lynn G. in The Science of Compassionate Love: Theory Research and Applications, Fehr, Sprecher and Underwood (eds) Blackwell. Wiley- Blackwell. Malden Massachusetts, Oxford, England 2009 Preprint: compassionatelovebookchapterblackwell

“Giving of Self for the Good of the Other: Science Research on Compassionate Love and Spirituality” Underwood, Lynn G. in The Love that Does Justice, Edwards, Michael and Post Stephen (eds), Cleveland, Ohio 2008, p 133-138.

“The Intrinsic Value of Mental Health,” Underwood L. with Ville Lehtinen et al, in Mental Health Promotion, World Health Organization, 2004. (Also available in Mandarin Chinese)

“Compassionate Love,” in Post, Stephen G. ed. 2004.  Encyclopedia of Bioethics, 3rd edition.  New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 483-488.

“The Human Experience of Compassionate Love: Conceptual Mapping and Data from Selected Studies”, in Post, SG, Underwood, LG, Schloss, JP, Hurlbut, WB, eds. Altruism and Altruistic Love: Science, Philosophy, and Religion in Dialogue, 2002. New York City: Oxford University Press. 72-88.

“Strategies for Measuring Stress in Studies of Psychiatric and Physical Disorders,” Cohen, S, Kessler, RC, Underwood LG, in Measuring Stress: A Guide for Health and Social Scientists, Cohen, S, Kessler, RC, Underwood-Gordon, (eds.) Oxford University Press, 1997.

“Social Relationships and Health,” with Cohen, S and Gottlieb, B, in Social Support Measurement and Interventions:  A Handbook for Health and Social Scientists, Underwood, L, Cohen, S, Gottlieb, B, (eds.). Oxford University Press, 2000.