Effects of Religious Versus Standard Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy on Optimism in Persons With Major Depression and Chronic Medical Illness

Koenig, Harold G.; Pearce, Michelle J.; Nelson, Bruce; Daher, Noha

doi:10.1002/da.22398

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“…Researchers suggest that optimism can be learned through different intervention strategies (Koenig, Pearce, Nelson, & Daher, 2015). An intervention to increase the level of optimism in individuals with PD may help to reduce symptoms of depression.…”

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Optimism, Pessimism, Coping, and Depression: A Study on Individuals With Parkinson’s Disease

Anzaldi

Shifren

2018

Int J Aging Hum Dev

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Few published studies exist on how individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) deal with their disease. We conducted this study to examine the relationship between optimism, pessimism, coping strategies, and depressive symptoms in individuals with PD. Specifically, we assessed the possible mediator role of optimism and pessimism on the relation between coping strategies and depressive symptoms in those with PD. Seventy individuals with PD (35 females and 35 males) were assessed with the Brief COPE scale, Life Orientation Test-Revised, and Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale. Findings showed that individuals with PD used similar amounts of problem-focused coping strategies and emotion-focused coping strategies, and they reported more optimism than pessimism. There was only one gender difference: Females reported more problem-focused coping than males. Optimism was positively related to both emotion-focused and problem-focused coping, and pessimism was negatively related to emotion-focused and problem-focused coping. Optimism and pessimism fully mediated the relation between coping strategies and depressive symptoms.

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Optimism, Pessimism, Coping, and Depression: A Study on Individuals With Parkinson’s Disease

Anzaldi

Shifren

2018

Int J Aging Hum Dev

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“…The inclusion criteria are as follow: Age ≤ 65 years, having undergone first-time CABG surgery (4 weeks after surgery), having received follow-up treatment in Tuba Clinic, fluency in Farsi, junior high school degree, or higher level of education, willingness to participate and provide written consent, meeting the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) criteria for anxiety and depression ( 39 ), Score ≥ 8 for anxiety and depression on the Persian version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)( 40 ), and being religious (based on self-reports) ( 32 ). The exclusion criteria are as follow History of psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and serious suicidal thoughts confirmed by clinical interviews performed by a psychiatrist based on the DSM-IV history of any physical conditions preventing the patients from participating in treatment sessions, history of attending RCBT, CBT, or any other types of psychotherapy programs, and using sertraline during the 2-week period prior to the study.…”

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“…Furthermore, research has indicated the higher efficacy of nonpharmacological treatments with religious approaches in reducing depression and anxiety ( 28 - 31 ). However, the results showed different efficacies for conventional cognitive behavioral therapy (CCBT) and RCBT methods such that some studies have reported the same efficacies for CCBT and RCBT ( 32 ), and others found RCBT more effective than CCBT ( 33 ). Meanwhile, the results obtained showed that RCBT is slightly more effective than CCBT in more religious patients with depression and physical illness ( 34 ).…”

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Comparison of the Effects of Religious Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (RCBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Sertraline on Depression in Patients after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery : A Randomized Controlled Trial

Hosseini¹,

Rafiei²,

Gaemian³

2017

ME-JFM

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Objective: The present study aimed at comparing the effects of Religious Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (RCBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and sertraline on depression, anxiety, biomarker levels, and quality of life in patients after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Method: This was a randomized controlled trial with parallel groups. A total of 160 patients after CABG surgery will be screened for anxiety and depression according to clinical interviews based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) criteria and Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS) scores (≥ 8). To assess religious attitude, Golriz and Baraheni’s Religious Attitude questionnaire will be used. Participants will be randomly allocated to 4 groups of 40 including 3 intervention groups (RCBT, CBT, and sertraline) and 1 control group (usual care). RCBT and CBT programs will consist of 12 one-hour weekly sessions. The participants in the pharmacological intervention group will receive 25-200 mg/d of sertraline for 3 months. The Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36) will be administered to assess the patients’ quality of life. Blood samples will be taken and biomarker levels will be determined using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The primary outcome will be reduction in anxiety and depression scores after the interventions. The secondary outcomes will be increase in quality of life scores and normalized biomarker levels after the interventions. Discussion: If RCBT is found to be more effective than the other methods; it can be used to improve patients’ health status after CABG surgery.Irct ID: IRCT201404122898N5

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“…In a study of patients with major depression, we found that, although religiosity was unrelated to depressive symptoms, there was a striking positive correlation with positive emotions (Koenig 2014). Furthermore, in the clinical trial described above, RCBT tended to be more effective in increasing optimism than in decreasing depressive symptoms (Koenig 2015b).…”

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Integrating religious faith into patient care

Koenig

Zaben

2017

BJPsych advances

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Effects of Religious Versus Standard Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy on Optimism in Persons With Major Depression and Chronic Medical Illness

Abstract: RCBT and SCBT are equally effective in increasing optimism in persons with MDD and chronic medical illness. While baseline religiosity does not moderate this effect, religiosity predicts increases in optimism over time independent of treatment group.

Cited by 33 publications

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Optimism, Pessimism, Coping, and Depression: A Study on Individuals With Parkinson’s Disease

Optimism, Pessimism, Coping, and Depression: A Study on Individuals With Parkinson’s Disease

Comparison of the Effects of Religious Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (RCBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Sertraline on Depression in Patients after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery : A Randomized Controlled Trial

Integrating religious faith into patient care

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