Category Archive for: "mental health"

Existential Well-Being in Younger and Older People with Anorexia Nervosa – A Preliminary Investigation

August 30, 2019 mental health, pediatrics

Objective: Previous research suggests that anorexic behaviour may be an attempt to introduce control into a chaotic environment, and that the need for stability and meaning in life is an [...]
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A Meta-Analytic Approach to Examining the Correlation Between Religion/Spirituality and Mental Health in Cancer

August 3, 2019 mental health, meta, oncology

Religion and spirituality (R/S) are patient-centered factors and often are resources for managing the emotional sequelae of the cancer experience. Studies investigating the correlation between [...]
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The Relation of Religious Belief and Practices, Depression, and Hopeless in Persons with Clinical Depression

July 16, 2019 depression, mental health

Religious belief and practices have been associated with lower levels of depression in persons dealing with stressful situations. In this study, researchers examined this relationship in 271 [...]
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LGBT Youth, Mental Health, and Spiritual Care: Psychiatric Collaboration With Health Care Chaplains

July 5, 2019 LGBT, mental health

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth have unique medical and mental health needs. Exposure to stigma such as family non-acceptance is associated with adverse mental health [...]
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The therapeutic dimension of research about spirituality: Particularities of cancer, mental health and infertility

July 5, 2019 cancer, mental health

Healthcare is moving from a biomedical paradigm into a holistic paradigm, which includes all dimensions and needs of patients and families. Health conditions may trigger a spiritual journey for [...]
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