Religion/Spirituality and Depression: What Can We Learn From Empirical Studies?
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Religion and spirituality are increasingly recognised as important in the understanding of psychiatric disorders and in the clinical assessment and treatment of patients.
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- Authors
- Blazer, D.
- Affiliations
- Duke University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Blazer, Dan
- ORCID
- Blazer, Dan
- Venue
- American Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 2012-01
- Volume
- 169
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 10-12
- ISSN
- 0002-953X (ISSN-L)
- 1535-7228
- OpenAlex
- W2152393653
- Cited by
- 40
- References
- 11
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 3
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Religion and Society Interactions
- Keywords
- religion, spirituality, depression, religiosity and mental health, religious coping
- MeSH terms
- Depressive Disorder, Major, Major Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Male, Spirituality
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