Indian J Psychiatry
June 2021
Background: Little information is available regarding the effect of religiosity and spirituality on medication adherence in patients with schizophrenia.
Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the association of medication adherence with different aspects of religiosity and spirituality in patients with schizophrenia.
Materials And Methods: One hundred patients with schizophrenia were evaluated on religiousness measure scale and Duke Religion Index (DUREL); Brief Religious Coping Scale (Brief RCOPE); World Health Organization Quality of Life Spirituality, Religiosity, and Personal Beliefs (WHOQoL-SRPB); and Brief Adherence Rating Scale (BARS).
Indian J Psychiatry
January 2017
Aim: This study aimed to compare the religiosity and religious coping of patients with schizophrenia with a healthy control group and to assess the correlation between the level of religiosity and religious coping with residual psychopathology, level of functioning, and quality of life (QOL).
Methodology: Patients of schizophrenia were assessed on religiousness measure scale, duke religion index (DUREL), brief religious coping scale (RCOPE), positive and negative symptom scale, and World Health Organization QOL-BREF version.
Results: Of the 100 patients of schizophrenia, 99% reported that they believed in God.
Since more than half a century, the association of urbanicity with psychosis has been explored. The research interest initially stemmed from the finding of a higher proportion of cases of psychotic disorder coming for treatment from the inner parts of cities. Subsequently, interest in the relationship of urbanicity and schizophrenia expanded and various facets of this association were explored.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFReligion and spirituality exert a significant role in the lives of many individuals, including people with schizophrenia. However, the contribution of religion and spirituality to various domains (psychopathology, explanatory models, treatment seeking, treatment adherence, outcome, etc.) has not received much attention.
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