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 …

Religion is important to most older adults, and research generally finds a positive
relationship between religion and mental health. Among psychotherapies used in the …

Research using hope theory has shown that individual differences in trait hope explain
variations in how people attain their goals. But hope theory seems to assume that goal …

Spirituality is a multidimensional construct, and little is known about how its distinct
dimensions jointly affect well-being. In longitudinal studies (Study 1, n= 418 breast cancer …

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

Although religiousness and religious coping styles are well-documented predictors of well-
being, research on the mechanisms through which religious coping styles operate is sparse …

Background Religious/spiritual resources may serve multiple functions in adjustment to
cancer. However, there is very little evidence of the importance of religious/spiritual …

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 …

Introduction: Although cancer affects the person's mental health, sense of disappointment
and lack of hope seem to be the most major problem for the patient at the time. The main …

Background: As the most important component of cardiovascular disease, coronary heart
disease (CHD) is closely related to psychological factors such as anxiety. Anxiety, whether …