This chapter’s purpose is to delineate the ways in which religiosity and spirituality interact
with psychological functioning and buffer against, or exacerbate, mental illness. In addressing …

This study is an open clinical trial that examined the feasibility and acceptability of a
mindfulness training program for anxious children. We based this pilot initiative on a cognitively …

Mindfulness meditation is a well-validated intervention for symptoms of depression and anxiety
disorders in adults, with meta-analyses showing moderate effect sizes. This study marks …

This study examines the possibility that relational spirituality may be inversely associated with
the relatively higher rates of adolescent depression found in girls as compared with boys. …

OBJECTIVE: To replicate previous findings among adults of an inverse association between
religiosity and substance use among a nationally representative sample of adolescents. …

Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are complex, lifelong, neurodevelopmental conditions of
largely unknown cause. They are much more common than previously believed, second in …

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for children (MBCT-C) is a manualized group psychotherapy
for children ages 9–13 years old, which was developed specifically to increase social-…

Nutrition information on food labels is an important source of nutrition information but is
typically underutilized by consumers. This review examined whether consumer nutrition …

Background In 2000, seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) was introduced
in the USA and resulted in dramatic reductions in invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) …

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by the misfolding and plaque-like accumulation
of a naturally occurring peptide in the brain called amyloid beta (Aβ). Recently, this process …