Spiritual practices and beliefs as a social determinant of health: When will the profession of pharmacy address the whole body-mind-spirit triad?

The article discusses a study by H. G. Koenig and colleagues which examined the frequency of church attendance and its impact on survival in older adults. Topics include definition given by the World Health Organization on social determinants of health (SDOH), study finding on the connections between satisfaction of spiritual needs and mental physical health, and examples of religious practices and beliefs that may impact medication management.