Longitudinal Relationships of Religion with Posttreatment Depression Severity in Older Psychiatric Patients : Evidence of Direct and Indirect Effects
Joint Authors
Steffens, David C.
Koenig, Harold G.
Owen, Amy D.
Payne, Martha E.
Hayward, R. David
Source
Depression Research and Treatment
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-02-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Psychiatric patients (age 59+) were assessed before study treatment for major depressive disorder, and again after 3 months.
Measures taken before study treatment included facets of religiousness (subjective religiosity, private prayer, worship attendance, and religious media use), social support, and perceived stress.
Clinician-rated depression severity was assessed both before and after treatment using the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS).
Structural equation modeling was used to test a path model of direct and indirect effects of religious factors via psychosocial pathways.
Subjective religiousness was directly related to worse initial MADRS, but indirectly related to better posttreatment MADRS via the pathway of more private prayer.
Worship attendance was directly related to better initial MADRS, and indirectly related to better post-treatment MADRS via pathways of lower stress, more social support, and more private prayer.
Private prayer was directly related to better post-treatment MADRS.
Religious media use was related to more private prayer, but had no direct relationship with MADRS.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hayward, R. David& Owen, Amy D.& Koenig, Harold G.& Steffens, David C.& Payne, Martha E.. 2012. Longitudinal Relationships of Religion with Posttreatment Depression Severity in Older Psychiatric Patients : Evidence of Direct and Indirect Effects. Depression Research and Treatment،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hayward, R. David…[et al.]. Longitudinal Relationships of Religion with Posttreatment Depression Severity in Older Psychiatric Patients : Evidence of Direct and Indirect Effects. Depression Research and Treatment No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Hayward, R. David& Owen, Amy D.& Koenig, Harold G.& Steffens, David C.& Payne, Martha E.. Longitudinal Relationships of Religion with Posttreatment Depression Severity in Older Psychiatric Patients : Evidence of Direct and Indirect Effects. Depression Research and Treatment. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-495369
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-495369