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Psychology’s new openness to religion
McLean program blends spirituality with counseling, once an unthinkable pairing.

Psychiatry Needs to Get Right with God
In the early days of the pandemic, economist Jeanet Bentzen of the University of Copenhagen examined Google ...

Religion & Mental Health Part 1: Psychotherapy
The deep history of integrating spirituality into mental health treatments, and how it’s being rediscovered today ...

Harvard Scholar Wants to Put the Soul Back Into Psychology
“Psychology, technically speaking, is defined as the study of the soul" says David H. Rosmarin

How Faith and Spirituality Can Play an Important Role in Family CaregivingHow to Make Anxiety Your Friend
“Spirituality is a powerful domain of life, which has often been ignored by health care," says David H. Rosmarin.

How to Make Anxiety Your Friend
"Clinical psychologist David H. Rosmarin asks us to consider instead the positive role anxiety can play in our ...

Can Anxiety Be a Gift?
"Dr. David Rosmarin says you can thrive with anxiety. And the trick is learning to get comfortable with discomfort."

What Is Self-Compassion and How Can We Cultivate It?
David H. Rosmarin, PhD, ABPP, director of the Spirituality and Mental Health Program at McLean Hospital, believes ...

More psychotherapists are incorporating religion into their practices
“Americans’ mental health is at the lowest point in history,” said David H. Rosmarin, an associate professor at ...

Unlocking Inner Peace When the World Is on Fire
The current era—with all its tumult and confusion—has ironically created an unparalleled opportunity to cultivate ...

Does Spirituality Lead to Mental Wellness?
It turns out there’s growing evidence that people who are “spiritual” have fewer symptoms of depression, lower ...

The Science of Prayer
Many people are praying now, and scientists say the practice may boost mental health...