Do some atheists still thin Religion is a mental illness?

[johninjc]

Some may but with a little research they can learn that just the opposite is true. Believers suffer much less emotional and mental problems than non believers. This has been shown by the vast majority of studies over the years.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/144980/Religi...Worry.aspx
PRINCETON, NJ -- Very religious Americans in the United States are less likely to report having been diagnosed with depression over the course of their lifetime than those who are moderately religious or nonreligious. This relationship between depression and religion, based on an analysis of more than 550,000 Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index interviews, is statistically significant after controlling for major demographic and regional variables.

Very religious Americans are also less likely to report experiencing the daily negative emotions of worry, stress, sadness, and anger than are their moderately religious and nonreligious counterparts.

http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/...tal-health
Going to Church May Improve Mental Health

Spirituality Lowers Risk of Substance Abuse, Adds Meaning to Life, Study Shows

May 26, 2005 (Atlanta) -- Going to church is good for your mental health.
A new survey of nearly 37,000 men and women shows that people who regularly attend church, synagogue, or other religious services are less likely to suffer from depression and other psychiatric illnesses than those who don't.

"The higher the worship frequency, the lower the odds of depression, mania, and panic disorders," says researcher Marilyn Baetz, MD, of the University of Saskatchewan in Canada.

The study was presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. The findings add to growing evidence that faith may positively affect your mental well-being, she says.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23420279
Among the 43 publications that met these criteria, thirty-one (72.1 %) found a relationship between level of religious/spiritual involvement and less mental disorder (positive), eight (18.6 %) found mixed results (positive and negative), and two (4.7 %) reported more mental disorder (negative). All studies on dementia, suicide, and stress-related disorders found a positive association, as well as 79 and 67 % of the papers on depression and substance abuse, respectively.