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

• DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000001003
• Publication Date: 2019-05-06T20:41:53Z
• Authors: Lana Kos; Marina Šagud; Alma Mihaljević-P...; Mislav Kutleša; Tomislav Kovač; Vladimir Trkulja
• Keywords: Adult; Male; Religion and Psychology; Schizophrenia / physiopathology; Croatia; 150; /; Severity of Illness Index; Young Adult; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Adaptation, Psychological; Humans; Religiosity ; Religious coping ; Major depressive disorder ; Schizophrenia; Religiosity ; religious coping ; major depressive disorder ; schizophrenia; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Depressive Disorder, Major; Depressive Disorder, Major / physiopathology; Middle Aged; 3. Good health; Cross-Sectional Studies; Adaptation, Psychological / physiology; Schizophrenia; Female

Abstract We examined and compared the relationship between religiosity symptom severity in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) rated by Hamilton Depression Rating Scale) schizophrenia (rated Positive Negative Syndrome Scale). The Duke University Religion Index, Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith (SCSORF) questionnaire, Brief Coping scale scores were similar MDD ( n = 50) 50). In MDD, higher organizational religious activity (ORA) (estimate 2.28, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.37–4.19; p 0.020) negative coping 0.43, CI 0.03–0.84; 0.037) independently associated more severe symptoms. schizophrenia, ORA was lower symptoms −1.99, −3.94 to −0.03; 0.046). Higher SCSORF both patient subsets, thus indirectly milder schizophrenia. apparently differs those