We aimed to examine the association between religious beliefs and observance and the prevalence of psychiatric disorders, psychotic symptoms and history of suicide attempts in the French general population. MethodsThe cross-sectional survey interviewed 38,694 subjects between 1999 and 2003, using the MINI. Current religious beliefs and observance were identified by means of two questions: "are you a believer?" and "are you religiously observant?". We studied the association between religiosity and psychiatric outcomes using a multivariable logistic regression model adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics, including migrant status. ResultsReligious beliefs were positively associated with psychotic symptoms and disorders (OR=1.37, 95% CI [1.30-1.45] and OR=1.38, 95% CI [1.20-1.58]), unipolar depressive disorder (OR=1.15, 95% CI [1.06-1.23]) and generalized anxiety disorder (OR=1.13, 95% CI [1.06-1.21]), but negatively associated with bipolar disorder (OR=0.

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