News tagged with belief in god

Faith in God positively influences treatment for individuals with psychiatric illness

Belief in God may significantly improve the outcome of those receiving short-term treatment for psychiatric illness, according to a recent study conducted by McLean Hospital investigators.

Psychology & Psychiatry Apr 25, 2013 | 3 / 5 (2) | 20

Belief in God associated with ability to 'mentalize'

Belief in God or other higher powers may be crucially linked to humans' cognitive ability to infer other peoples' mental states, called "theory of mind" or "mentalizing," according to research published May 30 in the open ...

Psychology & Psychiatry May 30, 2012 | 3.9 / 5 (8) | 3

Dare you protest against God? Perspectives from a CWRU psychology study

or inactions? This was the key question behind recent studies led by Case Western Reserve University psychologist Julie Exline.

Psychology & Psychiatry Mar 26, 2012 | 5 / 5 (3) | 6

Beliefs battle hypertension

As you are weighing whether or not to go to church services this Christmas, consider this: Does a belief in God confer any health benefits? With the help of a large Norwegian longitudinal health study called HUNT, researchers ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Dec 26, 2011 | 1.5 / 5 (4) | 5

Intuitive thinking may influence belief in God

Intuition may lead people toward a belief in the divine and help explain why some people have more faith in God than others, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

Psychology & Psychiatry Sep 20, 2011 | 5 / 5 (7) | 0 |