Religious Doubt and Health: Exploring the Potential Dark Side of Religion

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Spiritual Struggles and Psychological Distress: Is There a Dark Side of Religion? (2010, background): “Religious doubt has been shown to predict increases in psychological distress in at least one prospective study of older adults (Krause 2006a), and has also been linked with satisfaction with physical health, as well as psychological well-being (Krause and Wulff 2004).”
Spiritual Struggles and Mental Health: Exploring the Moderating Effects of Religious Identity (2013, methodology): “Finally, using data from a nationwide sample of church members, Krause and Wulff (2004) reported that the associations between religious doubt and (a) depressed affect and (b) somatic symptoms increased with the number of formal roles in the congregation.”