Nov 5, 2010 By: wpadmin
Dr. Eliezer Schnall, professor of psychology at , lectured at the annual conference of the on Sunday, October 31, 2010 in Baltimore, MD. His presentation, "Psychological and Social Characteristics Associated with Religiosity: The Women's Health Initiative," focused on the relationship between religious service attendance and various psychosocial characteristics, including depression, optimism, hostility, social support and social strain.
(WHI) is a long-term national health study that focuses on strategies for preventing heart disease, breast and colorectal cancer and bone fractures in postmenopausal women. This 15-year project involves over 161,000 women ages 50-79, and is one of the most definitive, far-reaching programs of research on women's health ever undertaken in the U.S.
