Religiosity/Spirituality is Associated with Better Psychological Well-Being in Older Adults By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Both religion and spirituality can have a positive impact on mental health. . . Both religion and spirituality can help a person tolerate stress by generating peace, purpose and forgiveness.” – Luna Greenstein Spirituality is defined as “one’s […]
Spirituality is Associated with Awe/Gratitude and Well-Being during the Covid-19 Pandemic By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “During the COVID-19 pandemic . . . spirituality and religious practices are a protective factor connected not only with psychological and mental but also physical health.” – Ilaria Coppola The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the […]
Spirituality and Religion are Associated with Better Well-Being in Medical Residents By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Most internal medicine residents have positive attitudes toward spirituality, religion, and medicine. They do not have adequate knowledge or skill to care for patients in this area.” – Gina M. Piscitello Stress is epidemic in […]
Spirituality Improves Well-Being During the Covid-19 Pandemic By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “It is now clear that meeting spiritual needs and supporting religious and spiritual coping can be a major contributor, not only to patient experience, but also to medical outcomes and cost savings,” – The Beryl Institute Mindfulness training has been […]
The Well-Being and Quality of Life in Cancer Patients are Related to Spirituality By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Many patients with cancer rely on spiritual or religious beliefs and practices to help them cope with their disease. This is called spiritual coping.” – National Cancer Institute A cancer diagnosis has a huge impact on most […]
Spirituality is Associated with Improved Psychological Well-Being in Patients with Persistent Mental Illness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “No cure that fails to engage our spirit can make us well.” – Victor Frankl Religion and spirituality have been promulgated as solutions to the challenges of life both in a transcendent sense and […]
Workplace Well-Being is Associated with Spirituality By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Burnout, compassion fatigue, career exhaustion—you can rewire your brain to see these afflictions as opportunities for embarking on a new path. You don’t have to stay on a dead-end street.”- Pamela Milam Work is very important for our health and […]
Spirituality is Related to Healthy Behaviors and Psychological Well-Being By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Positive beliefs, comfort, and strength gained from religion, meditation, and prayer can contribute to well being. It may even promote healing. Improving your spiritual health may not cure an illness, but it may help you feel better. It […]
Spirituality but not Religious Affiliation is Associated with Well-Being in Heart Failure Patients By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Spirituality does help heart failure patients do better. . . The secret? Spirituality leads to gratitude.” – Paul Mills Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer. A myriad of treatments have been developed […]
Increase Well-Being and Spirituality with Loving Kindness Meditation By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Loving-kindness refers to a state of unconditional kindness and compassion for all beings. . . Some studies suggest you can boost your empathy and feelings of connection and reduce your implicit bias, anger, depression and anxiety.” – Heart.org Meditation training […]