Religion and Mental Health: an exploration of the relationship between the ineffable and the indefinable |
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| Authors: | Peter Connolly |
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| Affiliation: | Lecturer in the Study of Religions, Chichester Institute of Higher Education, College Lane , Chichester PO19 4PE, UK |
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| Abstract: | This article suggests that the relationship between religion and mental health is both important and complex. It reviews some studies of the relationship and suggests that religion can be good or bad for one's mental health, depending on the content of the religious message. It also presents a model of mental health and suggests that this or some similar scheme can be employed to assess the extent to which one's religious or value system promotes mental health. |
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