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Three major themes emerged from the survey responses: religion was a key influence on participants’ mental health, some respondents experienced religious separation, and a few respondents experienced ...

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Religion plays a varying role in people’s lives, from serving as a component of your sense of identity to giving you a framework for your daily schedule. With the election of Pope Leo XIV, everyone ...

Source: Michael Mosure Photos / Shutterstock / Used with permission. In my previous blog post, I discussed the debate between Allen Bergin and Albert Ellis regarding the effects of religion on mental ...

Older adults who participate in religious services often report better mental health than those who do not, but the reasons for this benefit have not been fully understood. A new study suggests that ...

College students often question their faith because of the intolerant or hypocritical behaviors of religious groups, and while these doubts can increase emotional distress, they also frequently foster ...

For many centuries, churches and other religious institutions played an important role in caring for those with mental illness. In fact, leaders of religious orders were arguably the first to ...

Psychologists have revealed a profound connection between the spirituality of science and positive wellbeing, much like the benefits traditionally associated with religion. Research led by ...

People of religious faith may have experienced lower levels of unhappiness and stress than secular people during the UK’s Covid-19 lockdowns in 2020 and 2021, according to new University of Cambridge ...

Just like the ongoing and recent incidents of sexism, homophobia, Islamophobia and racism have left women, LGBTQ folks, Muslims and people of color feeling vulnerable in the U.S., the recent Hamas ...