Extensive literature in the social and medical sciences link religiosity to positive health
outcomes. Conversely it is often assumed that secularity carries negative consequences for …

In their 2017 article,“The Persistent and Exceptional Intensity of American Religion: A
Response to Recent Research,” Schnabel and Bock claimed that “intense religion... is …

The aim of the present study is to describe how religiosity and spirituality affect the
psychiatric morbidity of Muslim intensive care unit (ICU) patients. We conducted a …

Self-reported religious service attendance has been linked with longevity. However,
previous work has largely relied on self-report data and volunteer samples. Here, mention of …

A systematic review of topic-specific faith-based health programs determined that health
outcomes can be improved though faith-based health interventions. A university research …

This study explores the potential long-term health effects of religiosity in the childhood home.
Analyses use retrospective childhood data from the MIDUS survey linked to National Death …

Objective: This study examined the interactive relations of experienced interpersonal
discrimination, sex, and religious affiliation with pulse wave velocity (PWV), a noninvasive …

Background We addressed two unanswered questions from prior research, demonstrating a
prospective association between frequent religious service attendance and decreased risk …

Communicating in the wake of family death is complicated. Family members can vary in their
expectations for support, their understandings of appropriate topics, and their approaches to …

Previous studies have found an inverse association between religiosity and mortality.
However, most of these studies were carried out with Christian participants. This longitudinal …