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.

Idioma originalEnglish
Páginas (desde-hasta)848-854
Número de páginas7
PublicaciónJournal of Psychiatric Research
Volumen45
N.º6
DOI
EstadoPublished - jun. 2011

Nota bibliográfica

Funding Information:
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.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Biological Psychiatry

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