Spirituality/religiosity, Personality and Recovery Rate From Depression- Follow up Study

Abstract

IntroductionThe studies show that both spirituality and religiosity are protective for mental health. Personality is related with course and outcome of depression, as well as spirituality and religiostiy, and their relations towards to recovery from depression are underresearched. Aim: This study followed influence of spirituality and religiosity on course and outcome of depression in patients with depressive episode, controlled for personality dimensions.MethodsThe patients were assessed with self-report measures of depression (BDI), spirituality (WHOQOL-SRPB), religiosity (DUREL) and personality (TCI). Ninety nine patients finished a year long follow up.ResultsHigher spiritualiy influenced recovery of depression in patients with depressive episode, but religiosity that did not show to be significant predictor of recovery for depression. Dimension harm avoidance was significant predictor of improvement of depression in all points of measurement.ConclusionSpirituality and dimension harm avoidance are significant predictors of recovery of depression during a year long follow up.