Episode 7: Youth Suicidality and the Church (Justin Dyer)
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The Relationship Between Religion and Depression
Sance: I want to now go back to something that you said earlier about religiosity and mental health. And maybe specifically, if we can spend a moment talking about depression. This is, again, an excerpt from your article, sance, multiple studies have examined the relationship between depression and religion. For example, individuals who struggle with personal religiosity, whether that includes feelings of abandonment by god, loss of faith trials, or viewing themselves as unworthy were shown to have poorer mental health outcomes.
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