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Therapists still offering treatments for homosexuality despite lack of evidence
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 26, 2009 |
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A significant minority of psychiatrists and therapists are still attempting to help lesbian, gay and bisexual clients become heterosexual despite lack of evidence that such treatment is beneficial or even safe, according ...
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Survey looks at religious 'sectarianism'
Jun 01, 2006 |
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A study finds U.S. "religious right" groups have negative attitudes toward similar religious groups on the right, making coalition forming more difficult.
Web searches for religious topics on the rise
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 07, 2009 |
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Religion is not just for churches, synagogues or mosques anymore -- it's a topic that is being actively searched for online, according to researchers at Penn State.
Study shows how college major and religious faith affect each other
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Jul 31, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- College students who major in the social sciences and humanities are likely to become less religious, while those majoring in education are likely to become more religious.
Religious beliefs focus too much on self
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Jan 17, 2008 |
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Moving away from traditional religious beliefs to trendy, self-focused religions and spirituality is not making young adults happier, according to new research.
Psychiatrists are the least religious of all physicians
Sep 03, 2007 |
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A nationwide survey of the religious beliefs and practices of American physicians has found that the least religious of all medical specialties is psychiatry. Among psychiatrists who have a religion, more than twice as many ...
Link between religious coping and aggressive treatment in terminally ill cancer patients
Mar 17, 2009 |
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In a new study of terminally ill cancer patients, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute found that those who draw on religion to cope with their illness are more likely to receive intensive, life-prolonging medical ...
Teenage birth rates higher in more religious states
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Sep 17, 2009 |
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Rates of births to teenage mothers are strongly predicted by conservative religious beliefs, even after controlling for differences in income and rates of abortion. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal ...
Study: High school teachers influence student views of evolution, creationism
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May 01, 2009 |
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College students' views about evolution and creationism are often shaped by what they learned in their high school biology classes, according to a University of Minnesota study published in the May issue of BioScience, the jo ...
Sexism pays: Study finds men who hold traditional views of women earn more than men who don't
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Sep 22, 2008 |
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When it comes to sex roles in society, what you think may affect what you earn. A new study has found that men who believe in traditional roles for women earn more money than men who don't, and women with more egalitarian ...
Scientific information largely ignored when forming opinions about stem cell research
Jun 06, 2008 |
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When forming attitudes about embryonic stem cell research, people are influenced by a number of things. But understanding science plays a negligible role for many people.
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