[[File:Donald Trump official photo.jpg|thumbnail|200px|The website Marketwatch reported concerning the aftermath of the 2016 presidential race: [[Donald Trump]]’s win is causing a surge in demand for mental health services.<ref>[http://www.marketwatch.com/story/trumps-win-is-causing-a-surge-in-demand-for-mental-health-services-2016-11-10 Trump’s win is causing a surge in demand for mental health services], Marketwatch 2016</ref>]]
A psychogenic illness is one that originates in the mind or in a mental condition. [[Psychosomatic medicine|Psychosomatic disorders]] and [[mental illness]] that is not caused by an underlying physical condition are examples of psychogenic illnesses.
[[Emotional intelligence]] "refers to the ability to perceive, control and evaluate emotions."<ref>[http://psychology.about.com/od/personalitydevelopment/a/emotionalintell.htm Emotional intelligence]</ref> Research indicates that religiosity is positively associated with ability in emotional intelligence.<ref>[https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10943-016-0335-3 Divine Emotions: On the Link Between Emotional Intelligence and Religious Belief], ''Journal of Religion and Health'', December 2017, Volume 56, Issue 6, pp 1998–2009</ref><ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4733549/ THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE WITH RELIGIOUS COPING AND GENERAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS] by Masoumeh Bagheri Nesami, Amir Hossein Goudarzian, Houman Zarei, Pedram Esameili, Milad Dehghan Pour, and Hesam Mirani, ''Materia Sociomedica''. 2015 Dec; 27(6): 412–416. doi: 10.5455/msm.2015.27.412-416</ref><ref>[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/222857921_Religiosity_and_perceived_emotional_intelligence_among_Christians Religiosity and perceived emotional intelligence among Christians], Personality and Individual Differences 41(3):479-490 · August 2006, DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2006.01.016</ref> See also: [[Atheism and emotional problems]] and [[Atheism and social/interpersonal intelligence]] and [[Atheism and negative emotions/thoughts]]
There is a considerable amount of scientific evidence that suggests that [[theism]] is more conducive to mental and physical health than [[atheism]] (See:[[Atheism and health]]).<ref>Multiple references:
{{Cquote|This span of time representing the agonizing death of American [[idealism]], decline of liberalism, and collapse into corruption has played out as the background of my life.
That’s depressing. History is not going to remember me, but I managed to live through a terrible period that will be remembered, unpleasantly. It would be nice to go out on a note of optimism, but that’s probably not going to happen.<ref>[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2017/01/21/stop-tolerating-the-intolerable/ Stop tolerating the intolerable] by PZ Myers, January 2017</ref>}}
The ''Religion News Service'' reported:
=== American millennials, secular leftism, Trump's victory and therapy ===
''See also:'' [[American millennials, irreligion, therapy and pseudoscience]] and [[Atheist deification of politics]]
In 2010, the Pew Research Forum reported concerning the millennial generation:
== See also ==
*[[Atheism and anxiety]]
*[[Atheism and mental toughness]]
*[[Atheism and mental illness]]
*[[Atheism and negative emotions/thoughts]]
*[[Atheist fear of conservative Christians]]
*[[Atheism and social/interpersonal intelligence|Atheism and social skills]]