Religious Practices and Alcoholism in a Southern Adult Population

Koenig, Harold G.; George, Linda K.; Meador, Keith G.; Blazer, Dan G.; Ford, Stephen M.

doi:10.1176/ps.45.3.225

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“…[83][84] The psychopathological symptoms that apparently benefitted from spiritual and/or religious involvement, included: depression 10 ; suicidality 85 ; anxiety; and substance abuse. [86][87][88] Explanations for the positive influence of spirituality and/or religion, included that religious belief provides a positive worldview which gives experiences meaning and which also acts as an agent of social control.…”

Section: Reality Of Spirituality and Religion For Practitioners And Umentioning

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The role of spirituality in specialist psychiatry: A review of the medical literature

Rensburg¹,

Myburgh²,

Szabo³

et al. 2013

Afr. J. Psych

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A review of the international medical literature was undertaken on the role of spirituality in the discipline of psychiatry, within the context that a perceived change is taking place in the health care environment in South Africa. Revitalized interest in spirituality was evident from the literature partly because Western societies have, through the migration of people, become more heterogeneous in recent years. The literature concurred that spirituality must be incorporated into the current approach to the practice and training of psychiatry, but within the professional scope of the discipline, while all faith traditions and belief systems should be regarded equally. Beyond South Africa, it is envisaged that the review has implications for the practice of psychiatry in Africa.

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Section: Reality Of Spirituality and Religion For Practitioners And Umentioning

confidence: 99%

The role of spirituality in specialist psychiatry: A review of the medical literature

Rensburg¹,

Myburgh²,

Szabo³

et al. 2013

Afr. J. Psych

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“…Studies (primarily epidemiologic) indicate that religious factors have a salutary influence on a diverse set of outcomes, including depression, drug and alcohol use, delinquent behavior, suicide, psychological distress, and certain functional psychiatric diagnoses (24, 47,61,66,76,80,81,109,156,183). Investigations involving clinical populations include one that indicates the significance of religious factors for self-ratings of depression among a sample of men at 6-month follow-up (75).…”

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Religion and Health: Public Health Research and Practice

Chatters

2000

Annu. Rev. Public Health

442

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Key Words religious involvement, spiritualitys Abstract Research examining the relationships between religion and the health of individuals and populations has become increasingly visible in the social, behavioral, and health sciences. Systematic programs of research investigate religious phenomena within the context of coherent theoretical and conceptual frameworks that describe the causes and consequences of religious involvement for health outcomes. Recent research has validated the multidimensional aspects of religious involvement and investigated how religious factors operate through various biobehavioral and psychosocial constructs to affect health status through proposed mechanisms that link religion and health. Methodological and analytical advances in the field permit the development of more complex models of religion's effects, in keeping with proposed theoretical explanations. Investigations of religion and health have ethical and practical implications that should be addressed by the lay public, health professionals, the research community, and the clergy. Future research directions point to promising new areas of investigation that could bridge the constructs of religion and health.

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“…Given the finding that religiosity may be more strongly related to substance use and abuse than to psychiatric disorders (2,(31)(32)(33)(34), could religiosity be partly responsible for this pattern of findings?…”

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