De Fazio P, Gaetano R, Caroleo M, Cerminara G, Giannini F, Jaén Moreno MJ, Moreno Díaz MJ, Medina León A, Segura-García C. Religiousness and spirituality in patients with bipolar disorder.
Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract 2015;
19:233-7. [PMID:
25547439 DOI:
10.3109/13651501.2014.1000929]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
Religiousness and spirituality (R/S) are often neglected features among psychiatric patients but important both for quality of life and coping strategies for mental disorders. In patients affected by bipolar disorder (BD), R/S can sometimes be confused with symptoms related to the psychiatric disorder. This study aimed to perform a clinical review of the relationship between R/S and BD.
METHODS
Data sources included Medline (OvidSP), CINAHL (Ebsco), EMBASE (Ovid), PsychINFO (Ebsco), Angeline, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Database of Abstract of Reviews of Effects, searching for pertinent Keywords: 'religiousness', 'spirituality' and 'bipolar disorder'.
RESULTS
Nine works were found but only five used homogeneous samples with BD patients. R/S were important when facing symptoms and relapses in the lifeworld. These beliefs influenced the relationship with psychiatrists and spiritual figures of reference.
CONCLUSIONS
R/S play a role as a psychosocial variable in the course of BD. However, the hypothesis that the R/S factor can be relevant both in terms of providing a protective effect as well as a provocative element in depressive or hypomanic phases was not fully supported at the moment.
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