Longitudinal relationships of religious worship attendance and spirituality with major depression, anxiety disorders, and suicidal ideation and attempts: Findings from the Baltimore epidemiologic catchment area study

Daniel Rasic; Jennifer A. Robinson; James Bolton; O. Joseph Bienvenu; Jitender Sareen

doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2010.11.014

Longitudinal relationships of religious worship attendance and spirituality with major depression, anxiety disorders, and suicidal ideation and attempts: Findings from the Baltimore epidemiologic catchment area study

Daniel Rasic, Jennifer A. Robinson, James Bolton, O. Joseph Bienvenu, Jitender Sareen

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We present findings on the longitudinal relationships of religious worship attendance and seeking spiritual comfort with subsequent major depression, anxiety disorders and suicidal ideation/attempts using data from Waves 3 and 4 of the Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study (N = 1091). Respondents who attended religious services at least once per year had decreased odds of subsequent suicide attempts compared with those who did not attend religious services (AOR = 0.33, 95% CI: 0.13-0.84). Seeking spiritual comfort at baseline was associated with decreased odds of suicidal ideation (AOR = 0.55, 95% CI: 0.31-0.99). These finding were independent of the effects of the presence of the suicidal ideation/attempts, comorbid mental disorders, social supports and chronic physical conditions at baseline. These results suggest that religious attendance is possibly an independent protective factor against suicide attempts.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	848-854
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Psychiatric Research
Volume	45
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2010.11.014
Publication status	Published - Jun 2011

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This research was supported by a Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation Scholarship to Dr. Rasic, Manitoba Health Research Council Establishment Grant to Dr. Bolton, a National Institute of Mental Health grants R01-MH47447, R01-MH50616, and K23-MH64543 to Dr. Bienvenu, and a Canadian Institutes of Health Research, New Investigator ( #152348 ), and Manitoba Health Research Council Chair Award to Dr Sareen. These funding sources had no further role in study design; in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; and in the decision to submit the paper for publication.

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Rasic, D., Robinson, J. A., Bolton, J., Bienvenu, O. J., & Sareen, J. (2011). Longitudinal relationships of religious worship attendance and spirituality with major depression, anxiety disorders, and suicidal ideation and attempts: Findings from the Baltimore epidemiologic catchment area study. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 45(6), 848-854. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2010.11.014

Longitudinal relationships of religious worship attendance and spirituality with major depression, anxiety disorders, and suicidal ideation and attempts: Findings from the Baltimore epidemiologic catchment area study. / Rasic, Daniel; Robinson, Jennifer A.; Bolton, James et al.
In: Journal of Psychiatric Research, Vol. 45, No. 6, 06.2011, p. 848-854.

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Rasic, D, Robinson, JA, Bolton, J, Bienvenu, OJ & Sareen, J 2011, 'Longitudinal relationships of religious worship attendance and spirituality with major depression, anxiety disorders, and suicidal ideation and attempts: Findings from the Baltimore epidemiologic catchment area study', Journal of Psychiatric Research, vol. 45, no. 6, pp. 848-854. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2010.11.014

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