Spiritual Care

Psychology’s New Openness to Religion

McLean program blends spirituality with counseling, once an unthinkable pairing.

The Harvard Gazette

Science Says Religion Is Good For Your Health

Which is why it is surprising in 2019 that there is still little quantitative research published in peer-reviewed journals exploring the relationship between spirituality, religiosity, and health.

Forbes

Changing the National Conversation Around Death

Symposium explores how we approach dying so we can live richer lives.

BU Today

Quest for a Peaceful Death

A cancer doctor studies the connection between spirituality and end-of-life care.

Discover

Psychologists Shouldn’t Ignore the Soul

Some patients want to discuss their problems not in psychological terms but in spiritual ones.

The Wall Street Journal

Focus on Spiritual Health Could Benefit Patients, Doctors

Evidence suggests that patients’ health and quality of life could benefit if their doctors gave more attention to spiritual health — and this could even help the doctors themselves, according to experts from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

The Harvard Gazette

Is There a Role for Spirituality in Health Care?

BQO’s M. Anthony Mills visited Christina Puchalski at the George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health (GWish).

Big Questions Online

Attending Church Is Good for Your Health. Now What?

Even as the studies pile up and the literature appears close to conclusive, many questions about the association between religious service attendance and health have yet to be answered.

Religion News Service

Why Doctors Should Start Taking Your Past Spiritual History

Sharing what meaning you take from illness can enhance your treatment and sense of well-being.

Nautilus

Connecting Body and Soul

A Harvard initiative studies how spirituality affects patients’ experience at the end of life.

Harvard Magazine