Religious and spiritual factors are increasingly being examined in psychiatric research.
Religious beliefs and practices have long been linked to hysteria, neurosis, and psychotic …

The association between religion and health has been the subject of growing interest in
academia. However, limited reviews of such studies in Canada exist. The paper …

The nature of the human person has been a subject of fascination since ancient times. We
desire to understand ourselves and our place in the world, and at times we also look at …

We examined whether changes in different forms of social participation were associated with
changes in depressive symptoms in older Europeans. We used lagged individual fixed …

BACKGROUND: Studies show that religion and spirituality are associated with decreased
rates of mental illness. Some studies show decreased rates of suicide in religious …

This pilot trial evaluated the efficacy of a multifaith spiritually based intervention (SBI) for
generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Patients meeting DSM‐IV criteria for GAD of at least …

Research demonstrates important associations between religiosity and well-being;
spirituality and religious faith are important coping mechanisms for managing stressful life …

Objective Providing care to a loved one with dementia and the death of that loved one are
generally considered two of the most stressful human experiences. Each puts family …

Research programs examining psychological strengths and vulnerabilities have remained
largely separate, making it difficult to determine the relative contributions of strengths and …

Objective: Research into risk and protective factors for psychiatric disorders may help reduce
the burden of these conditions. Spirituality and religion are 2 such factors, but research …