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Editorial
. 2024 Feb;63(1):1-5.
doi: 10.1007/s10943-024-02000-z. Epub 2024 Jan 13.

Spirituality, Mental Health, and COVID-19

Lindsay B Carey  1   2 , Harold G Koenig  3   4   5 , Terrence Hill  6 , David Drummond  7 , Ezra Gabbay  8 , Jeffery Cohen  9   10 , Carl Aiken  11 , Jacinda R Carey  12
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Editorial

Spirituality, Mental Health, and COVID-19

Lindsay B Carey et al. J Relig Health. 2024 Feb.

Abstract

This issue of JORH presents a broad range of articles that consider spirituality and spiritual care from various international perspectives. It also looks at a diverse range of articles relating to mental health disorders and addictions. Lastly, this issue considers the aftermath of COVID-19. Readers are also reminded of the European Congress on Religion, Spirituality, and Health (ECRSH) (Salzburg, Austria), as well as the inaugural International Moral Injury and Wellbeing Conference (IMIWC), Brisbane, Australia, 2024.

Keywords: Addictions; COVID-19; Mental Health; Pastoral Care; Religion; Spiritual Care; Spirituality.

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