Trial reportJournal of clinical psychology2014
A multifaith spiritually based intervention versus supportive therapy for generalized anxiety disorder: a pilot randomized controlled trial.
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- Religious and spiritual interventions in mental health care: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials.Psychological medicine · 2015Pooled it
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- The Effect of Spirituality on the Subjective Recovery of Psychiatric Patients.Journal of religion and health · 2021Article
- Religiosity and Depression at Midlife: A Prospective Study.Religions · 2021Article
- Mind-Body Therapies in Childhood Cancer.Current psychiatry reports · 2018Review
- Application of a faith-based integration tool to assess mental and physical health interventions.Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association · 2017Article
- Reporting of sex and gender in randomized controlled trials in Canada: a cross-sectional methods study.Research integrity and peer review · 2017Article
- Religiously integrated cognitive behavioral therapy: a new method of treatment for major depression in patients with chronic medical illness.Psychotherapy (Chicago, Ill.) · 2015Article
- Influence of religious aspects and personal beliefs on psychological behavior: focus on anxiety disorders.Psychology research and behavior management · 2014Review
- Intolerance of Uncertainty: Shaping an Agenda for Research on Coping with Multiple Sclerosis.International journal of MS careArticle
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Abstract
objectivesWe have previously reported that a multifaith spiritually based intervention (SBI) may have efficacy in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). This randomized pilot trial tested whether the SBI had greater efficacy than a nonspecific control condition in GAD.
methodTwenty-three participants with GAD of at least moderate severity were randomized to 12 individual sessions of the SBI (n = 11) or supportive psychotherapy (SP)--our control condition (n = 12).
resultsIntent-to-treat analysis revealed the SBI fared better than SP in decreasing blind clinician ratings of anxiety and illness severity and self-report worry and intolerance of uncertainty, with large between-group effect sizes. The SBI also produced greater changes in spiritual well-being. Results remained the same when supplementary analyses were performed on the completer sample. Treatment gains were maintained at 3-months follow-up.
conclusionsThis small pilot trial demonstrates that a nondenominational SBI has greater efficacy than a rigorous control in improving symptoms of GAD and enhancing spiritual well-being. These results are encouraging and further research on the efficacy of the SBI and its underlying mechanisms is warranted.
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