Religious versus Conventional Psychotherapy for Major Depression in Patients with Chronic Medical Illness : Rationale, Methods, and Preliminary Results
Author
Source
Depression Research and Treatment
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-06-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This paper (1) reviews the physical and religious barriers to CBT that disabled medically ill-depressed patients face, (2) discusses research on the relationship between religion and depression-induced physiological changes, (3) describes an ongoing randomized clinical trial of religious versus secular CBT in chronically ill patients with mild-to-moderate major depression designed to (a) overcome physical and religious barriers to CBT and (b) compare the efficacy of religious versus secular CBT in relieving depression and improving immune and endocrine functions, and (4) presents preliminary results that illustrate the technical difficulties that have been encountered in implementing this trial.
CBT is being delivered remotely via instant messaging, telephone, or Skype, and Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, and Hindu versions of religious CBT are being developed.
The preliminary results described here are particular to the technologies employed in this study and are not results from the CBT clinical trial whose findings will be published in the future after the study ends and data are analyzed.
The ultimate goal is to determine if a psychotherapy delivered remotely that integrates patients’ religious resources improves depression more quickly than a therapy that ignores them, and whether religious CBT is more effective than conventional CBT in reversing depression-induced physiological changes.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Koenig, Harold G.. 2012. Religious versus Conventional Psychotherapy for Major Depression in Patients with Chronic Medical Illness : Rationale, Methods, and Preliminary Results. Depression Research and Treatment،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-473300
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Koenig, Harold G.. Religious versus Conventional Psychotherapy for Major Depression in Patients with Chronic Medical Illness : Rationale, Methods, and Preliminary Results. Depression Research and Treatment No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-473300
American Medical Association (AMA)
Koenig, Harold G.. Religious versus Conventional Psychotherapy for Major Depression in Patients with Chronic Medical Illness : Rationale, Methods, and Preliminary Results. Depression Research and Treatment. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-473300
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-473300