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When religious leaders dismiss mental health treatment

My pastor said my depression is a spiritual problem but the medication actually helps and now I feel guilty for taking it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The conflation of psychological suffering with spiritual failure creates shame around healing.

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“Where Are You with Religion and science — the examined relationship?”

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