16 June 2004
LINK BETWEEN SPIRITUALITY AND MENTAL HEALTH IN YOUNG PEOPLE
A recent article in "CathNews" quoted adolescent psychologist Dr Michael Carr-Gregg in claiming that one in five Australian students suffered from some form of psychological problem - which usually went unrecognized.
Dr Carr-Gregg also added that Catholic schools are well placed to address this problem because spirituality was one of the biggest protective factors against psychological problems for young people.
"One of the biggest protective factors is a sense of spirituality and it's not often you get secular psychologists speaking about spirituality but research is clear that those young people with a sense of meaning, purpose and belonging simply do better" he said.
The full text of the article can be found in the CathNews archive for June 3rd
Dr Carr-Gregg also added that Catholic schools are well placed to address this problem because spirituality was one of the biggest protective factors against psychological problems for young people.
"One of the biggest protective factors is a sense of spirituality and it's not often you get secular psychologists speaking about spirituality but research is clear that those young people with a sense of meaning, purpose and belonging simply do better" he said.
The full text of the article can be found in the CathNews archive for June 3rd
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