There have been many different views concerning the roles that religion and spirituality play in both physical and mental health. These perspectives have been extreme from religion being blamed for mental health illnesses to relying on religion to help with physical health problems. Albert Ellis believed that religion and mental health were incompatible with one another. He thought religion could harm an individual’s mental health. Ellis had a viewpoint known as naturalistic metaphysical extremism, which refers to human nature as a naturalistic system that should not depend on religion. The death of Ava Worthington exemplifies the belief of individuals when they only accept religious cures. Due to her parent’s beliefs, 15-month-old Ava was
