Religious—Sociocultural Psychotherapy in Patients with Anxiety and Depression
| Autor: | M. Subramaniam, S. M. Razali, K. Aminah, C. I. Hasanah |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
| Předmět: |
Religion and Psychology
medicine.medical_specialty Generalized anxiety disorder Psychotherapist Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale law.invention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Double-Blind Method Randomized controlled trial law Ethnicity medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Psychiatry Depression (differential diagnoses) Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Depressive Disorder Cultural Characteristics Standard treatment Malaysia Social environment General Medicine medicine.disease Anxiety Disorders 030227 psychiatry Psychotherapy Psychiatry and Mental health Treatment Outcome Anxiety medicine.symptom Psychology Anxiety disorder Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 32:867-872 |
| ISSN: | 1440-1614 0004-8674 |
| DOI: | 10.3109/00048679809073877 |
| Popis: | Objective: To show the effectiveness of incorporating religious–sociocultural components in the management of patients with generalised anxiety disorders and major depression who have strong religious and cultural backgrounds as compared with a normal psychotherapeutic approach. Methods: One hundred and three cases of anxiety and 100 cases of depression with strong religious and cultural backgrounds were randomly assigned to the study or control groups. Both groups received standard treatment for their respective illnesses. The study group was given additional religious–sociocultural psychotherapy. They were followed for 6 months and were assessed in a double-blind fashion using the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale or the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale. Results: Patients receiving additional religious–sociocultural psychotherapy responded significantly faster than those who received standard treatment. However, the difference became non-significant at the end of 6 months. Conclusions: Incorporating a religious and sociocultural component in the treatment program rapidly improved anxiety and depressive symptoms in patients with strong religious and cultural backgrounds. The present study demonstrates a need for more sensitivity to religious–sociocultural issues in the field of mental health. |
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