Research in the field of “Spirituality and Health” has been growing, with spirituality/
religiousness (S/R) being consistently related to both physical and mental health. The …

Religion/spirituality has been increasingly examined in medical research during the past two
decades. Despite the increasing number of published studies, a systematic evidence-based …

In times of crisis, humans have a tendency to turn to religion for comfort and explanation.
The COVID-19 pandemic is no exception. Using daily and weekly data on Google searches …

The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected the mental health of the general
population, and for healthcare workers (HCWs) it has been no different. Religiosity and …

There is need for a brief measure of religiosity that can be included in epidemiological
surveys to examine relationships between religion and health outcomes. The Duke …

Religious beliefs potentially influence individual behaviour. But why are some societies
more religious than others? One possible answer is religious coping: individuals turn to …

This paper provides a concise but comprehensive review of research on religion/spirituality
(R/S) and both mental health and physical health. It is based on a systematic review of …

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 religiousness and depressive symptoms was examined with meta-
analytic methods across 147 independent investigations (N= 98,975). Across all studies, the …

This review discusses neurobiological and psychosocial factors associated with stress-
induced depression and compares these factors with those believed to characterize stress …