WOF 310: Why Psychiatry Needs to Get Right with God
The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture
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Psychiatry - Is There a Relationship Between Religion and Depression?
Belief in god is associated with significantly better treat outcomes for acute psychiatric patients. Other laboratories have shown a connection between religious belief and the thickness of the brain's cortex, which may help protect against depression. As a priest, you know, priests used to be called soul doctors. Our task was cura animarum, the care of souls. And maybe these findings will help us reawaken to our own tradition of spiritual healing.
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