This paper provides a concise but comprehensive review of research on religion/spirituality
(R/S) and both mental health and physical health. It is based on a systematic review of …

The evidence base on the relationship between religion and mental health is growing
rapidly, and we summarise the latest research on the topic. This includes studies on …

In times of crisis, humans have a tendency to turn to religion for comfort and explanation.
The COVID-19 pandemic is no exception. Using daily and weekly data on Google searches …

Religious beliefs potentially influence individual behaviour. But why are some societies
more religious than others? One possible answer is religious co**: individuals turn to …

Rationale During the last years, considerable progress has been made toward
understanding the neuronal basis of consciousness by using sophisticated behavioral tasks …

We present the theory of predictive processing as a unifying framework to account for the
neurocognitive basis of religion and spirituality. Our model is substantiated by discussing …

Background We examined the longitudinal association between participation in individual or
combinations of physical, social, and religious activity and risk of depression in the elderly …

• Evaluate a proposed model of wisdom development Abstract: This article seeks to provide
an overview of the empirical literature on wisdom in terms of its definitions and …

In many contexts, emotional ailments have been considered problems of religious or
spiritual origin. Historically, religious groups were often the primary providers of mental …

Religion and spirituality (R/S) have been prominent aspects of most human cultures through
the ages; however, scientific inquiry into this phenomenon has been limited. We conducted …