"Living Between Two Different Worlds": Experiences of Leaving a High-Cost Religious Group.

The aim of this interdisciplinary study is to gain a comprehensive understanding of individuals' subjective experiences after leaving a high-cost religious group and how these experiences have affecte…

Sortie, Deuil, Déconversion et Reconstruction Identitaire
Björkmark, M., Nynäs, P., & Koskinen, C. (2022). "Living Between Two Different Worlds": Experiences of Leaving a High-Cost Religious Group.. J Relig Health, 61(6), 4721-4737. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-021-01397-1

Memorable, Meaningful, Pleasurable: An Exploratory Examination of Narrative Character Deaths.

The current manuscript presents a study that examines contextual factors that can explain two distinct types of viewer responses to death in narratives. Using procedures developed in past research, we…

Sortie, Deuil, Déconversion et Reconstruction Identitaire
Fitzgerald, K., Francemone, C. J., & Grizzard, M. (2022). Memorable, Meaningful, Pleasurable: An Exploratory Examination of Narrative Character Deaths.. Omega (Westport), 86(2), 553-575. https://doi.org/10.1177/0030222820981236

In Dialogue: How Writing to the Dead and the Living Can Increase Self-Awareness in Those Bereaved by Addiction.

This article examines how writing can increase the self-awareness of a socially isolated and often stigmatized population: those bereaved by addiction. Writing about a traumatic event has been shown t…

Sortie, Deuil, Déconversion et Reconstruction Identitaire
Thatcher, C. (2022). In Dialogue: How Writing to the Dead and the Living Can Increase Self-Awareness in Those Bereaved by Addiction.. Omega (Westport), 86(2), 434-456. https://doi.org/10.1177/0030222820976277

When Faith Hurts: Clients' Experience of the Therapeutic Relationship and a Counselor's way of Being on the Resolution of Religious and Spiritual Struggles.

Unaddressed religious and spiritual struggles can lead to poor mental health, making identifying the pathways individuals take towards growth of great importance. This hermeneutical phenomenological s…

Trauma Psychologique Religieux
Campbell, M. (2022). When Faith Hurts: Clients' Experience of the Therapeutic Relationship and a Counselor's way of Being on the Resolution of Religious and Spiritual Struggles.. J Pastoral Care Counsel, 76(4), 234-244. https://doi.org/10.1177/15423050221116542

Post-traumatic Growth in Cancer Patients: A Correlational Study in Turkey.

This study aims to evaluate the factors that influence post-traumatic growth (PTG), including religious coping and resilience. This descriptive and correlational study involved 111 cancer patients, fo…

Trauma Psychologique Religieux
Boyacıoğlu, N. E., Temel, M., & Çaynak, S. (2022). Post-traumatic Growth in Cancer Patients: A Correlational Study in Turkey.. J Relig Health, 61(6), 4366-4381. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-022-01574-w

Spirituality Influences Emotion Regulation During Grief Talk: The Moderating Role of Prolonged Grief Symptomatology.

A growing body of research demonstrates that religion greatly affects people's adjustment to loss. However, little is known about the influence of religiosity on emotion regulation during grief. The p…

Trauma Psychologique Religieux
Lee, S. A., Gibbons, J. A., & Bottomley, J. S. (2022). Spirituality Influences Emotion Regulation During Grief Talk: The Moderating Role of Prolonged Grief Symptomatology.. J Relig Health, 61(6), 4923-4933. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-021-01450-z

Aggravation of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Due to Excessive Porn Consumption: A Case Report.

The past few decades have seen a significant rise in pornography consumption. This has brought into existence a new behavioral addiction, addiction to internet pornography, which impacts the psycho-so…

Psychopathologie de la Religion et de la Spiritualité
Shrivastava, T., Agarwal, P., Vora, V., & Sethi, Y. (2022). Aggravation of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Due to Excessive Porn Consumption: A Case Report.. Cureus, 14(12), e33018. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.33018

Psilocybin containing mushrooms: a rapidly developing biotechnology industry in the psychiatry, biomedical and nutraceutical fields.

Humans have collected and used hallucinogenic mushrooms for ethnic medicinal, recreational, and religious purposes since before recorded history. Currently, the use of these mushrooms is illegal in mo…

Psychopathologie de la Religion et de la Spiritualité
Strauss, D., Ghosh, S., Murray, Z., & Gryzenhout, M. (2022). Psilocybin containing mushrooms: a rapidly developing biotechnology industry in the psychiatry, biomedical and nutraceutical fields.. 3 Biotech, 12(12), 339. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-022-03355-4

Exploring views of relatives and mental health professionals to inform the cultural adaptation of a family intervention for schizophrenia in Oman: A qualitative study.

BACKGROUND: Family interventions (FI) for schizophrenia were primarily developed and practised in the West. It has been proven that cultural adaptation for FI facilitates its uptake and improves thera…

Psychopathologie de la Religion et de la Spiritualité
Al, S. a. w. a. f. i. . A., Lovell, K., Renwick, L., & Husain, N. (2022). Exploring views of relatives and mental health professionals to inform the cultural adaptation of a family intervention for schizophrenia in Oman: A qualitative study.. Int J Soc Psychiatry, 68(8), 1795-1805. https://doi.org/10.1177/00207640211060694

What potential traits do adolescents and early adults look for in mate preferences?

There are universal sex differences in mate preferences. Mostly, women will prioritize greater financial prospects, but men will emphasize physical attractiveness. However, we know little about whethe…

Enfance et Adolescence
Masoom, M. R. (2022). What potential traits do adolescents and early adults look for in mate preferences?. Heliyon, 8(12), e12169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12169

Racialization of public discourse: portrayal of Islam and Muslims.

Many developed countries like the USA, UK, Canada and European countries have diverse communities, including Muslim community outreach, as a result of immigration turning the world into a global villa…

Trauma Psychologique Religieux Sortie, Deuil, Déconversion et Reconstruction Identitaire
Sufi, M. K., & Yasmin, M. (2022). Racialization of public discourse: portrayal of Islam and Muslims.. Heliyon, 8(12), e12211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12211

Childhood Experiences of Companion Animal Abuse and its Co-Occurrence with Domestic Abuse: Evidence from a National Youth Survey in Norway.

It is increasingly acknowledged that companion animal abuse often occurs in the same contexts as other types of abuse, particularly domestic abuse. However, the co-occurrence and strengths of these as…

Enfance et Adolescence
Muri, K., Augusti, E. M., Bjørnholt, M., & Hafstad, G. S. (2022). Childhood Experiences of Companion Animal Abuse and its Co-Occurrence with Domestic Abuse: Evidence from a National Youth Survey in Norway.. J Interpers Violence, 37(23-24), NP22627-NP22646. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605211072176