Belief in Miracles, Religious/Spiritual Struggles, and Depressive Symptoms: Exploring Variation among American Indian, South Asian, and White Cohorts in the Study on Stress, Spirituality, and Health.

Belief in miracles is widespread, extending to many religious traditions, societies, and cultures. This study examines the relationship between a belief that God heals physical illness through miracle…

Trauma Psychologique Religieux
Upenieks, L., Kent, B. V., Kanaya, A. M., Eliassen, A. H., Cole, S. A., & Shields, A. E. (2024). Belief in Miracles, Religious/Spiritual Struggles, and Depressive Symptoms: Exploring Variation among American Indian, South Asian, and White Cohorts in the Study on Stress, Spirituality, and Health.. Ment Health Relig Cult, 27(6), 593-614. https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2025.2474163

Associations of religious and existential variables with psychosocial factors and biomarkers of cardiovascular risk in bereavement.

Bereavement increases in prevalence as people age and is associated with multiple psychological and health risks, including cardiovascular risk. Religious and existential variables may play an importa…

Trauma Psychologique Religieux
Palitsky, R., Chen, Z. J., Rentscher, K. E., Friedman, S. E., Wilson, D. M. T., Ruiz, J. M., Sullivan, D., Grant, G. H., & O'Connor, M. F. (2024). Associations of religious and existential variables with psychosocial factors and biomarkers of cardiovascular risk in bereavement.. Aging Cell, 23(1), e14014. https://doi.org/10.1111/acel.14014

Religious coping and levels of posttraumatic stress disorder symptomatology after the Beirut explosion.

OBJECTIVE: Religious coping has implications for the development of psychopathology in the aftermath of traumatic events. This study explored the relationship between religious coping (positive and ne…

Trauma Psychologique Religieux
Grey, I., Thomas, J., Mansour, J. a. m. a. l. e. d. d. i. n. e. . J., Yaktine, T., & Cheung, C. h. u. n. g. . M. (2024). Religious coping and levels of posttraumatic stress disorder symptomatology after the Beirut explosion.. Psychol Trauma, 16(1), 39-48. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001529

Varieties of Religious and Spiritual Struggles by Type of Mental Disorder: A Qualitative Approach.

INTRODUCTION: Little is known about types of religious/spiritual (R/S) struggles with regard to various diagnostic groups in mental health care. The current qualitative study aims to give an impressio…

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van, N. i. e. u. w. . A. m. e. r. o. n. g. e. n. -. M. e. e. u. s. e. . J. C., Braam, A. W., Westerbroek, G., Ouwehand, E., Anbeek, C., & Schaap-Jonker, H. (2024). Varieties of Religious and Spiritual Struggles by Type of Mental Disorder: A Qualitative Approach.. Psychopathology, 57(1), 27-38. https://doi.org/10.1159/000531027

Ancillary tests for brain death.

BACKGROUND: Ancillary tests are often used in the determination of death by neurologic criteria (DNC), especially when the clinical examination is inconclusive. DNC is widely accepted, as defined by t…

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Duvuru, S., Sanker, V., Mishra, R. K., Sharma, A. K., Lim, S. L., Baskar, N., & Sharma, V. K. (2024). Ancillary tests for brain death.. Front Neurol, 15, 1491263. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2024.1491263

The multifaceted nature of Egyptian mummification: Paleoradiological insights into child mummies.

In accordance with ancient Egyptian beliefs, the preservation of the body after death was an important prerequisite for the continued existence of the deceased in the afterlife. This involved applicat…

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Zesch, S., Panzer, S., Paladin, A., Sutherland, M. L., Lindauer, S., Friedrich, R., Pommerening, T., Zink, A., & Rosendahl, W. (2024). The multifaceted nature of Egyptian mummification: Paleoradiological insights into child mummies.. PLoS One, 19(12), e0316018. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0316018

Saint Paul, the Apostle, and the Gastaut-Geschwind syndrome.

The interface between epilepsy and religiosity has been a long-standing matter of debate. Epilepsy has affected several religious leaders throughout history. Hyperreligiosity may be observed in patien…

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de, S. o. u. z. a. . L. C., de, O. l. i. v. e. i. r. a. . G. N. M., Gambogi, L. B., Gonçalves, A. P., & Teixeira, A. L. (2024). Saint Paul, the Apostle, and the Gastaut-Geschwind syndrome.. Dement Neuropsychol, 18, e20240165. https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-5764-DN-2024-0165

Advances in brain and religion studies: a review and synthesis of recent representative studies.

We review and synthesize recent religion and brain studies and find that at a broad network neuroscience level, religious/spiritual experiences (RSEs) appear to depend crucially upon interactions betw…

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McNamara, P., & Grafman, J. (2024). Advances in brain and religion studies: a review and synthesis of recent representative studies.. Front Hum Neurosci, 18, 1495565. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2024.1495565

Solving the Global Opioid Crisis: Incorporating Genetic Addiction Risk Assessment with Personalized Dopaminergic Homeostatic Therapy and Awareness Integration Therapy.

OBJECTIVES: The opioid crisis in the last few decades has mounted to a global level, impacting all areas of socioeconomic, demographic, geographic, and cultural boundaries. Traditional treatments have…

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Zeine, F., Jafari, N., Baron, D., Bowirrat, A., Pinhasov, A., Norling, B., Martinez, K. C., Nami, M., Manavi, N., Sunder, K., Rabin, D. M., Bagchi, D., Khalsa, J., Gold, M. S., Sipple, D., Barzegar, M., Bodhanapati, J., Khader, W., Carney, P., … Blum, K. (2024). Solving the Global Opioid Crisis: Incorporating Genetic Addiction Risk Assessment with Personalized Dopaminergic Homeostatic Therapy and Awareness Integration Therapy.. J Addict Psychiatry, 8(1), 50-95.

Divine resilience: Unveiling the impact of religious coping mechanisms on pain endurance in arab older adults battling chronic pain.

BACKGROUND: Chronic pain diminishes the quality of life for many Older Adults individuals. Identifying effective coping methods to enhance pain resilience is imperative as populations age. Older Adult…

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Shaban, M., Shaban, M. M., Zaky, M. E., Alanazi, M. A., Ramadan, O. M. E., Ebied, E. M. A. E. S., Ghoneim, N. I. A., & Ali, S. I. (2024). Divine resilience: Unveiling the impact of religious coping mechanisms on pain endurance in arab older adults battling chronic pain.. Geriatr Nurs, 57, 199-207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2024.04.022

The Need to Widen the Concept of Health and to Include the Spiritual Dimension.

For many, the World Health Organization's (WHO) definition of health does not reflect their own understanding of health, because it lacks aspects such as spiritual wellbeing. Responding to these conce…

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WĂĽthrich-Grossenbacher, U. (2024). The Need to Widen the Concept of Health and to Include the Spiritual Dimension.. Int J Public Health, 69, 1606648. https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2024.1606648

Resilience and Concussion Recovery in Minority Women: Promoting Health Equity.

Resilience is associated with the degree to which post-concussion symptoms (PCS) are experienced. However, the role of resilience in the recovery trajectory of minority women, who tend to have prolong…

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Ruiter-Lopez, L., Donohue, J. K., Vempalli, H., Thurston, R. C., Levine, M. D., Snedaker, K., Donnelly, K. Z., Okonkwo, D. O., & Anto-Ocrah, M. (2024). Resilience and Concussion Recovery in Minority Women: Promoting Health Equity.. Neurotrauma Rep, 5(1), 989-997. https://doi.org/10.1089/neur.2024.0075