BACKGROUND: Patients having psychiatric diagnoses often experience high level of distress. Religiousness is often used by them as part of their coping mechanism and problem-solving strategies. OBJECTIVE: To determine the level of religious commitment and coping methods in psychiatric patients and its relationship with distress level. METHODS: Religious commitment and coping patterns were measured with the Duke University Religious Index (DUREL) and Brief RCOPE, respectively. Psychopathology was assessed using the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) and distress level was assessed with the Depressive, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS). Social support and experiences of recent threatening events were measured with the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) and Life Threatening Events (LTE). RESULTS: A total of 228 patients were included in this study with a mean age of 40.2 years. The majority were male, Malay, Muslim, single and with psychotic disorder. The subjects had a high level of religious commitment and had used more positive coping methods. Negative religious coping, psychiatric symptoms and diagnosis of anxiety disorder or major depression were significantly associated with high distress level. Higher religious commitment was significantly associated with lower distress (p < .05). CONCLUSION: Psychiatric patients were religiously committed and used more positive religious coping methods. Practices of negative religious coping, severe psychiatric symptoms and anxiety/depression were associated with higher distress.
BACKGROUND:Patients having psychiatric diagnoses often experience high level of distress. Religiousness is often used by them as part of their coping mechanism and problem-solving strategies. OBJECTIVE: To determine the level of religious commitment and coping methods in psychiatricpatients and its relationship with distress level. METHODS: Religious commitment and coping patterns were measured with the Duke University Religious Index (DUREL) and Brief RCOPE, respectively. Psychopathology was assessed using the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) and distress level was assessed with the Depressive, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS). Social support and experiences of recent threatening events were measured with the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) and Life Threatening Events (LTE). RESULTS: A total of 228 patients were included in this study with a mean age of 40.2 years. The majority were male, Malay, Muslim, single and with psychotic disorder. The subjects had a high level of religious commitment and had used more positive coping methods. Negative religious coping, psychiatric symptoms and diagnosis of anxiety disorder or major depression were significantly associated with high distress level. Higher religious commitment was significantly associated with lower distress (p < .05). CONCLUSION:Psychiatricpatients were religiously committed and used more positive religious coping methods. Practices of negative religious coping, severe psychiatric symptoms and anxiety/depression were associated with higher distress.
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Malaysia; Religious commitment; distress; psychiatric patient; religious coping
Authors: G L G Haverkamp; A W Braam; W L Loosman; T O van den Beukel; M van Diepen; F W Dekker; C E H Siegert; A Honig Journal: J Clin Psychol Med Settings Date: 2020-03
Authors: Benedict Francis; Jesjeet Singh Gill; Ng Yit Han; Chiara Francine Petrus; Fatin Liyana Azhar; Zuraida Ahmad Sabki; Mas Ayu Said; Koh Ong Hui; Ng Chong Guan; Ahmad Hatim Sulaiman Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2019-01-17 Impact factor: 3.390