Religious and Spiritual Factors in Depression: Review and Integration of the Research

Bonelli, Raphael M.; Dew, Rachel E.; Koenig, Harold G.; Rosmarin, David H.; Vasegh, Sasan

doi:10.1155/2012/962860

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“…With regard to the personality variables, the researchers found that the trait of neuroticism showed the strongest relationship with the CD-RISC, with extraversion displaying a slightly smaller relationship. Similarly, Bonelli et al [24] reviewed 101 studies on the relationship between religious belief and psychological health and analyzed the stability of its relation with depression and anxiety and found that religious belief is helpful in reducing anxiety and depression by two thirds. Hartley [25] in study of a sample of 121 undergraduate students with mental health issues was recruited from campus mental health offices offering college counseling, psychiatric support, and disability support at two Midwestern universities, found that there was a significant interaction between mental health and intrapersonal resilience, indicating that the relationship between intrapersonal resilience and time to credits completed became stronger for students with the most elevated levels of psychological distress.…”

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War Trauma, Anxiety, and Resilience among University Students in the Gaza Strip

Thabet¹,

Sultan²

2017

Clinical Psychiatry

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The aims of this study were to identify the types of the traumatic experiences, to find the type of resilience factors, anxiety trait and state occurrence, and to determine the relationship between exposure to the traumatic experiences, resilience and trait and state among university students. It is a descriptive analytical study; the sample consisted of randomly selected 399 university students enrolled in the main four universities in Gaza Strip (Al-Aqsa, Al-Azhar, Al-Quds Open and Islamic University) at the second semester of the academic year 2012-2013. We used five questionnaires to collect the data; a predesigned Sociodemographic sheet, Gaza Traumatic Events Checklist, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale.This study showed that the most commonly reported traumatic events were watching mutilated bodies on TV (92.7%), witnessing the shelling and destruction of another's home (47.37%), witnessing firing by tanks and heavy artillery at neighbors' homes (47.12%), and being forced to move from home to a safer place during the war (42.86%). Mean total traumatic events was 4.72. Anxiety state mean was 46.62 and anxiety trait mean was 36.22. The most common resilience concepts (most of the time/all the time) were: God can help (91.7%), things happen for a reason (90.3%), and I am proud of my achievements (85.2%). Male students had significantly more total resilience, more personal competence and more trust in one's instincts than female students. The results showed that there was a significant correlation between total traumatic events and anxiety state and trait. The results showed that there was no significant correlation between total traumatic events and total resilience, but there was a positive significant correlation between total traumatic events and trust in one's instincts, tolerance of negative affect and strengthening effects. On the other hand, there was a significant correlation between total traumatic events and spiritual domain. There was a significant correlation between anxiety state and total resilience and its subscales except in spiritual dimension.Our conclusion was exposure to previous traumatic events due to Gaza war had long-term negative effects on Palestinian university students which increased their mental health problems. We recommend that students affair should show brief students the nature of the course, the institutional ethos, the subjects that they will be taught and aspects relating to assignments, examinations, evaluation and other academic requirements, and should also provide therapeutic interventions for university students who suffer from anxiety.

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War Trauma, Anxiety, and Resilience among University Students in the Gaza Strip

Thabet¹,

Sultan²

2017

Clinical Psychiatry

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“…Individuals suffering from mental illness appear to benefit from being surrounded by a supportive religious community [10,28]. Individuals suffering from mental illness appear to benefit from being surrounded by a supportive religious community [10,28].…”

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The role of religion and spirituality in mental health

Weber¹,

Pargäment

2014

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

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“…Some studies highlight that attending a church promotes comfort, relief and well-being. 8,[20][21][22] Inner power to take care of health…”

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Religiosidade e espiritualidade: mecanismos de influência positiva sobre a vida e tratamento do alcoolista

Zerbetto¹,

Gonçalves²,

Santile³

et al. 2017

Esc. Anna Nery

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Objective: Identify mechanisms of positive influence of religiosity and spirituality on the life and treatment of alcoholics, from their perspective. Methods: A qualitative exploratory study was conducted at a Psychosocial Care Center for Alcohol and Drugs, located in the interior of São Paulo. A semi-structured interview was conducted with eight alcoholics. Data were analyzed using the content analysis technique. Results: From the perception of the interviewees, religiosity and spirituality have a positive influence, bringing comfort to people in alcohol withdrawal, promoting inner power to take care of their health and change their habits, routine and behaviors, acting as complementary support to treatment and strengthening daily prayers. Conclusion:Alcoholics recognize the positive influence of religiosity and spirituality, helping them face daily life and treatment challenges.Health professionals have to be prepared to use such themes in the care routine as motivation resources.Keywords: Ethanol; Alcoholism; Religion; Spirituality. resumen Objetivo: Identificar los mecanismos de la influencia positiva en la religión y la espiritualidad en la vida y en el tratamiento, desde la perspectiva de los alcohólicos. Métodos: Estudio cualitativo y exploratorio realizado con ocho alcohólicos en el Centro de Atención Psicosocial de Alcohol y Drogas en São Paulo. Fueron realizadas entrevistas semiestructuradas, analizadas mediante el análisis de contenido. Resultados: En la percepción de los encuestados, la religiosidad y la espiritualidad influyen positivamente en la comodidad de las personas con abstinencia; dándoles fuerza interior para cuidar de la salud; promoviendo cambio en la actitud, rutina y comportamiento; sirviendo como apoyo adicional al tratamiento; y fortaleciendo el ejercicio diario de la oración. Conclusión: Los alcohólicos reconocen que la religión y la espiritualidad les ayudan a hacer frente a los retos diarios de la vida y del tratamiento. Profesionales de salud deben ser capaces de utilizar estos temas en el cuidado diario, como recursos motivacionales.

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Religious and Spiritual Factors in Depression: Review and Integration of the Research

Cited by 163 publications

References 43 publications

War Trauma, Anxiety, and Resilience among University Students in the Gaza Strip

War Trauma, Anxiety, and Resilience among University Students in the Gaza Strip

The role of religion and spirituality in mental health

Religiosidade e espiritualidade: mecanismos de influência positiva sobre a vida e tratamento do alcoolista

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