Religious Coping, Hopelessness, and Suicide Ideation in Subjects with First-Episode Major Depression: An Exploratory Study in the Real World Clinical Practice

Brain Sciences

Giampaolo Perna¹  Nicola Serroni²  Domenico De Berardis²  Luigi Olivieri²  Gabriella Rapini²  Alessandro Carano³  Massimiliano Bustini⁴  Gianluca Serafini⁵  Massimo Di Giannantonio⁶  Federica Vellante⁶  Giovanni Martinotti⁶  Silvia Fraticelli⁶  Maurizio Pompili⁷  Michele Fornaro⁸  Antonio Ventriglio⁹  Alessandro Valchera^1,10 

[1] Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, 20090 Milan, Italy;Department of Mental Health, Psychiatric Service of Diagnosis and Treatment, Hospital G. Mazzini, NHS, ASL 4 Teramo, 64100 Teramo, Italy;Department of Mental Health, Psychiatric Service of Diagnosis and Treatment, Hospital Madonna Del Soccorso, NHS, San Benedetto del Tronto, 63100 Ascoli Piceno, Italy;Department of Mental Health, Psychiatric Service of Diagnosis and Treatment, Hospital San Camillo de Lellis, NHS, ASL Rieti, 02100 Rieti, Italy;Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, Section of Psychiatry, University of Genoa, 16126 Genoa, Italy;Department of Neurosciences and Imaging, Chair of Psychiatry, University G. D’Annunzio, 66100 Chieti, Italy;Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Suicide Prevention Center, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy;Department of Psychiatry, Federico II University, 80134 Naples, Italy;Department of Psychiatry, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy;Villa S. Giuseppe Hospital, Hermanas Hospitalarias, 63100 Ascoli Piceno, Italy;

关键词: religiosity;    religious coping;    depression;    suicide ideation;    hopelessness;    prevention;   

DOI  :  10.3390/brainsci10120912

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background. This study aimed to evaluate the potential relationships between religious coping, hopelessness, and suicide ideation in adult outpatients with the first episode of major depressive disorder (MDD). Methods. Ninety-four adult outpatients with MDD were assessed through the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D), the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS), and the Scale of Suicide Ideation (SSI). Religious coping was assessed with the Italian version of the Brief RCOPE scale, consisting of seven positive coping items (PosCop) and seven negative coping items (NegCop). Results. The results showed that the Brief RCOPE PosCop scale exhibited a strong inverse correlation with HAM-D, BHS, and SSI, whereas HAM-D and BHS were positively correlated with SSI. Brief RCOPE NegCop scores were positively correlated only with SSI. Regression analysis with SSI as the dependent variable showed that higher Brief RCOPE PosCop scores were associated with lower suicide ideation, whereas higher HAM-D and BHS scores were associated with higher suicide ideation. Conclusion. Positive religious coping may be a protective factor against the development of suicide ideation, perhaps counteracting the severity of depressive symptoms and hopelessness. The evaluation of religious coping should be performed in all subjects with MDD in everyday clinical practice. However, this study was preliminary, and limitations must be considered.

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