Religiosity and Severity of Symptoms in Croatian Patients With Major Depressive Disorder or Schizophrenia

Koenig

2021

WJCC

Research in the field of “Spirituality and Health” has been growing, with spirituality/religiousness (S/R) being consistently related to both physical and mental health. The objective of this article is to provide an updated review of the current scientific evidence on the relationship between S/R and mental health, highlighting the most important studies. As a secondary objective, the mechanisms that explain this relationship and the interventions that utilize this information in treating mental disorders will be discussed. The findings reveal a large body of evidence across numerous psychiatric disorders. Although solid evidence is now available for depression, suicidality, and substance use, other diagnosis, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, psychosis, and anxiety, have also shown promising results. The effects of S/R on mental health are likely bidirectional, and the manner in which religious beliefs are used to cope with distress ( i.e. negative and positive), may affect mental health outcomes. Despite these findings, the mechanisms that explain these associations and the role of S/R interventions need further study. Concerning clinical practice, mental health providers should ask patients about S/R that are important in their lives to provide holistic and patient-centered care.

Section: Relationship Between S/r and Mental Health Outcomesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Spirituality, religiousness, and mental health: A review of the current scientific evidence

Koenig

2021

WJCC

“…Making these accommodations would give providers and patients alike an opportunity to discuss this aspect of the social history towards improving patient quality of life. : Cohen, 2010;Costa, 2022;Erduran-Tekin, 2019;Gearing, 2011;Hook, 2010;Huguelet, 2016;Keri, 2020;Koenig, 2008;Kos, 2019;Lim, 2014;Mohr, 2004Mohr, , 2007Mohr, , 2010aOji, 2010Oji, , 2017Shah, 2011;Smolak, 2013;Triveni, 2017Triveni, , 2021…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Interdisciplinary Perceptions and Supportive Care for Biblical Framework Counseling (BFC) Clients

Oji¹,

Powell²

2023

Preprint

Spirituality is considered important for culturally sensitive, patient-focused care. Still, there may be limitations with spiritual care delivery or guidelines. The study explores interdisciplinary perspectives on supportive care for individuals encountered who choose a biblical framework intervention for mental health treatment. A qualitative literature synthesis was conducted, and an online survey with an open-ended anonymous questionnaire were used to review a case described by a Biblical Framework Counseling (BFC) provider. Various providers identified in the literature utilized religious/spiritual (R/S), medical and/or psychological monotherapy, or integrated interventions. Fifty-four multidisciplinary professionals were surveyed, and responses analyzed. Preliminary themes included willingness to coordinate care for individuals with biblical beliefs, the capacity to which health professionals would provide care, and perceptions of BFC efficacy. R/S care was reportedly integrated as a part of a holistic approach; regular follow-ups or ethical hand-off/referral for BFC clients was considered due to provider comfort level with BFC monotherapy, perceived relapse potential, with ongoing medication management, individual therapy, and spiritual maintenance recommended. The case revealed contrasts in BFC and nonR/S provider perspectives on pertinent mental health history and inferences. Significant client information for support were confirmatory diagnosis, symptoms, comorbidities, relevant childhood issues, faith-health beliefs, family history and genetics, medication and therapy adherence, substance use. Providers’ faith-health belief congruence with BFC clients and ethical decisionmaking should be considered. GME programs may consider these, as well as R/S intervention types and multidisciplinary provider scope of practice as options for clinician training.

“…Незначительные проступки из прошлого получают в сознании больного неоправданное значение, при этом религиозные практики -например, молитва, исповедь, -не приносят никакого облегчения [116]. В исследовании, сравнивающем взаимосвязь религиозности и тяжесть симптомов у пациентов с большим депрессивным расстройством и шизофренией (выраженность религиозности в двух группах была равнозначна по шкалам The Duke University Religion Index [117], the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith [118]), было показано, что у депрессивных пациентов с высоко организованной религиозной активностью религиозный копинг чаще является неадаптивным, и, соответственно, тяжесть симптомов выражена сильнее, в то время как у пациентов с шизофренией и расстройствами шизофренического спектра высокоорганизованная религиозная активность коррелирует с меньшей выраженностью негативной симптоматики [119].…”

Section: особенности бредовых расстройств религиозного содержанияunclassified

To the Question about Pathological Religiosity in the Context of Clinical Psychiatry

Popovich¹,

Романенко²,

Каледа³

2020

Psychiatry

Background: Despite a large number of studies devoted to religiosity and religious coping of patients with mental illness, many issues remain uncertain or contradictory.The aim of the review: to present the analysis of domestic and foreign scientific publications on the problem of the religious life of patients, differentiation of normal and pathological religiosity, peculiarities of religiosity in patients with delusion with religious content, religious coping.Materials and methods: using keywords “normal religiosity”, “pathological religiosity”, “religious delusion”, “spiritual emergency”, “religious coping” papers were selected and explored in MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, eLIBRARY, Google scholar, Cyberleninka databases from 1990 to 2020.Conclusion: most researchers found out positive effect of religiosity on mental health. Religious coping is great resource for rehabilitation of patients with schizophrenia and schizophrenia spectrum disorders. At the same time, studies devoted to the problems of the influence of religiosity on the formation of delusion with religious content, its prognostic value, demonstrate contradictory results, partly due to the bias of psychiatrists towards the religiosity of patients. It seems important to minimize existing contradictions in order to improve the quality of life for patients, and increase compliance in the course of further research.