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Mental Disorders, Religion and Spirituality 1990 to 2010: A Systematic Evidence-Based Review

Bonelli, Raphael M., Koenig, Harold G.·2013·Journal of Religion and Health
DOI 10.1007/s10943-013-9691-4
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Religion/spirituality has been increasingly examined in medical research during the past two decades. Despite the increasing number of published studies, a systematic evidence-based review of the available data in the field of psychiatry has not been done during the last 20 years. The literature was searched using PubMed (1990-2010). We examined original research on religion, religiosity, spirituality, and related terms published in the top 25 % of psychiatry and neurology journals according to the ISI journals citation index 2010. Most studies focused on religion or religiosity and only 7 % involved interventions. Among the 43 publications that met these criteria, thirty-one (72.1 %) found a relationship between level of religious/spiritual involvement and less mental disorder (positive), eight (18.6 %) found mixed results (positive and negative), and two (4.7 %) reported more mental disorder (negative). All studies on dementia, suicide, and stress-related disorders found a positive association, as well as 79 and 67 % of the papers on depression and substance abuse, respectively. In contrast, findings from the few studies in schizophrenia were mixed, and in bipolar disorder, indicated no association or a negative one. There is good evidence that religious involvement is correlated with better mental health in the areas of depression, substance abuse, and suicide; some evidence in stress-related disorders and dementia; insufficient evidence in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, and no data in many other mental disorders.

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  1. Cooper, H. M. (1984). The integrated research review: A systematic approach. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications.
  2. Koenig, H. G. (2011). A research agenda for the field (ch. 3). Spirituality & health research: Methods, measurement, statistics, and resources (pp. 47–74). Philadelphia, PA: Templeton Foundation Press.

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Authors
Bonelli, R. M., & Koenig, H. G.
Affiliations
  • Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität Wien (AT)
  • King Abdulaziz University (SA)
Corresponding author
Koenig, Harold G.
ORCID
Koenig, Harold G.
Venue
Journal of Religion and Health
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2013-02-19
Volume
52
Issue
2
Pages
657-673
ISSN
  • 0022-4197 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-6571
DOI
10.1007/s10943-013-9691-4
OpenAlex
W2035389447
Cited by
516
References
68
Citations by year
2026: 25 · 2025: 35 · 2024: 27 · 2023: 31 · 2022: 46 · 2021: 52 · 2020: 55 · 2019: 52 · 2018: 46 · 2017: 39 · 2016: 36 · 2015: 36 · 2014: 24 · 2013: 12
FWCI
40.97
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
  • Journal of Religion and Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Religion and Society Interactions
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Workplace Spirituality and Leadership
Keywords
religion, spirituality, religiosity, mental illness, mental health, depression, substance abuse, suicide, dementia, stress-related disorders, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, religious intervention
MeSH terms
Mental Disorders, Humans, Religion and Psychology, Evidence-Based Medicine, Spirituality

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