Category Archive for: "mental health"

Religious and spiritual interventions in mental health care: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials

September 29, 2018 mental health

Despite the extensive literature assessing associations between religiosity/spirituality and health, few studies have investigated the clinical applicability of this evidence. The purpose of this [...]
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Katherine Piderman on Life Review

April 9, 2018 IDEAS IN BRIEF, mental health

Transforming Chaplaincy welcomes guest commentator Dr. Katherine Piderman, who is a board-certified chaplain, associate professor of psychiatry, and administrative assistant for research at Mayo [...]
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Shelley Varner-Perez on Integrated Mental Health

January 19, 2018 mental health, veterans

Transforming Chaplaincy welcomes guest commentator Shelly Varner Perez, MDiv, BCC, who is a Transforming Chaplaincy fellow and clinical staff chaplain in the Portland VA Health Care System. For [...]
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The prevalence of religious coping among persons with persistent mental illness

January 2, 2018 coping, mental health

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of religious coping among persons with persistent mental illness and to gain a preliminary understanding of the relationship [...]
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Risks, benefits, and recommendations for pastoral care on inpatient psychiatric units: a systematic review

October 20, 2017 mental health

OBJECTIVE: A systematic review was conducted of the biomedical literature regarding pastoral care (PaC) providers on inpatient psychiatric units with the aim of answering 3 questions: (1) What [...]
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