SynthesisJournal of religion and health2016
Religiousness and Mental Health: Systematic Review Study.
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52 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Is religiousness really helpful to reduce depressive symptoms at old age? A longitudinal study.PloS one · 2019Trial
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- Coping Strategies To Enhance Mental Health and Wellbeing of Ethnic Minority Populations in the United Kingdom: A Scoping Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- Existential thinking and religious/spiritual struggles in patients with major depressive disorder receiving cognitive-behavioral therapy.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Perspectives on the continuing community lives of individuals with mental disabilities in regional Japan: from the viewpoint of personal recovery.Journal of rural medicine : JRM · 2025Article
- The Faith Relationship Interview for Adolescents: A Qualitative Explorative Study in the Netherlands to Evaluate a New Method to Integrate Religion in Psychotherapy.Journal of religion and health · 2025Article
- Religiosity and Mental and Behavioural Health Among Community-Dwelling Middle-Aged and Older Adults in Thailand: Results of a Longitudinal National Survey in 2015-2020.Journal of religion and health · 2025Article
- Meaning in Life Among Aged People: A Qualitative Study of an Institutionalized Elderly Sample.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Article
- Thematic Evolution and Scholarly Contributions: A Study of the Top 100 Most Cited Papers in the Journal of Religion and Health.Journal of religion and health · 2025Article
- Rethinking pathways to well-being: the function of faith practice in distress alleviation among displaced Muslim women affected by war.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Religiosity & mental health seeking behaviors among U.S. adults.International journal of psychiatry in medicine · 2024Article
- Psychological well-being of rural left-behind women in Northwest China and its associated factors: a regional, population-based study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Religiosity and Depression Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in India: Results of a National Survey in 2017-2018.Journal of religion and health · 2023Article
- Mental illness stigma as a moderator in the relationship between religiosity and help-seeking attitudes among Muslims from 16 Arab countries.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Religiosity, Identity Confusion, and Psychological Well-Being in Turkish University Students: The Moderating Role of Religious Orientation.Journal of religion and health · 2023Article
- Social connectedness and mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in a community sample in Korea.PloS one · 2023Article
- Coping and Protective Factors of Mental Health: An Examination of African American and US Caribbean Black Women Exposed to IPV from a Nationally Representative Sample.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Understanding differences in mental health service use by men: an intersectional analysis of routine data.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2022Article
- Health-related quality of life of breast and colorectal cancer patients undergoing active chemotherapy treatment: Patient-reported outcomes.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2022Article
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Abstract
Many people use religious beliefs and practices to cope with stressful life events and derive peace of mind and purpose in life. The goal of this paper was to systematically review the recent psychological literature to assess the role of religion in mental health outcomes. A comprehensive literature search was conducted using medical and psychological databases on the relationship between religiosity and mental health. Seventy-four articles in the English and Arabic languages published between January 2000 and March 2012 were chosen. Despite the controversial relationship between religion and psychiatry, psychology, and medical care, there has been an increasing interest in the role which spirituality and religion play in mental health. The findings of past research showed that religion could play an important role in many situations, as religious convictions and rules influence the believer's life and health care. Most of the past literature in this area reported that there is a significant connection between religious beliefs and practices and mental health.
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