Psychology & Psychiatry
The God of small things
New research suggests people who are religious gain happiness from believing there is a deeper meaning to everyday events.
Aug 30, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Discuss religion, spirituality when treating young adults with severe mental illness
A majority of young adults with severe mental illness—bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or major depression—consider religion and spirituality relevant to their mental health, according to a new study from Baylor University's ...
Jul 30, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
How spiritual beliefs relate to cancer patients' physical, mental, and social well-being
Research reveals that most individuals with cancer have religious and spiritual beliefs, or derive comfort from religious and spiritual experiences. But what impact does this have on patients' health? Recent analyses of all ...
Aug 10, 2015
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Religion, spirituality influence health in different but complementary ways
Religion and spirituality have distinct but complementary influences on health, new research from Oregon State University indicates.
Mar 28, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Spirituality, religion may protect against major depression by thickening brain cortex, study finds
A thickening of the brain cortex associated with regular meditation or other spiritual or religious practice could be the reason those activities guard against depression – particularly in people who are predisposed to ...
Jan 20, 2014
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Health
German court rules religious circumcision on boys an assault
Circumcising young boys on religious grounds amounts to grievous bodily harm, a German court ruled Tuesday in a landmark decision that the Jewish community said trampled on parents' religious rights.
Jun 26, 2012
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Study finds religion helps us gain self-control
Thinking about religion gives people more self-control on later, unrelated tasks; according to results from a series of recent Queen's University study.
Jan 24, 2012
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Are religious people better adjusted psychologically?
Psychological research has found that religious people feel great about themselves, with a tendency toward higher social self-esteem and better psychological adjustment than non-believers. But a new study published in Psychological ...
Jan 19, 2012
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Exercise is good for your waistline -- but it’s a writing exercise
(Medical Xpress) -- Is losing weight as simple as doing a 15-minute writing exercise? In a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, women who wrote about their ...
Jan 4, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The 'silent majority' agrees with me, voters believe
We like to think that others agree with us. It's called "social projection," and it helps us validate our beliefs and ourselves. Psychologists have found that we tend to think people who are similar to us in one explicit ...
Sep 20, 2011
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