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Psychotic experiences and religiosity: data from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

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Kovess-Masfety, V. [1] ; Saha, S. [2] ; Lim, C. C. W. [2] ; Aguilar-Gaxiola, S. [3] ; Al-Hamzawi, A. [4] ; Alonso, J. [5, 6, 7] ; Borges, G. [8] ; de Girolamo, G. [9] ; de Jonge, P. [10, 11] ; Demyttenaere, K. [12] ; Florescu, S. [13] ; Haro, J. M. [14] ; Hu, C. [15, 16] ; Karam, E. G. [17, 18, 19] ; Kawakami, N. [20] ; Lee, S. [21] ; Lepine, J. P. [22] ; Navarro-Mateu, F. [23] ; Stagnaro, J. C. [24] ; ten Have, M. [25] ; Viana, M. C. [26] ; Kessler, R. C. [27] ; McGrath, J. J. [2, 28] ; Colla, WHO World Mental Hlth Survey
Total Authors: 24
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[1] Paris Descartes Univ, EHESP, EA 4057, Paris - France
[2] Univ Queensland, Queensland Ctr Mental Hlth Res, Queensland Brain Inst, St Lucia, Qld - Australia
[3] UC Davis Hlth Syst, Ctr Reducing Hlth Dispar, Sacramento, CA - USA
[4] Al Qadisiya Univ, Coll Med, Diwaniya Governorate - Iraq
[5] Pompeu Fabra Univ UPF, Barcelona - Spain
[6] CIBERESP, Barcelona - Spain
[7] Hosp del Mar, Hlth Serv Res Unit, IMIM, Med Res Inst, Barcelona - Spain
[8] Natl Inst Psychiat Ramon de la Fuente, Mexico City, DF - Mexico
[9] St John God Clin Res Ctr, IRCCS, Unit Epidemiol & Evaluat Psychiat, Brescia - Italy
[10] Univ Groningen, Dept Psychol, Dev Psychol, Groningen - Netherlands
[11] Univ Med Ctr Groningen, Interdisciplinary Ctr Psychopathol & Emot Regulat, Dept Psychiat, Groningen - Netherlands
[12] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Univ Hosp Gasthuisberg, Dept Psychiat, Leuven - Belgium
[13] Natl Sch Publ Hlth Management & Dev, Bucharest - Romania
[14] Univ Barcelona, CIBERSAM, Parc Sanitari St Joan de Deu, Barcelona - Spain
[15] Shenzhen Inst Mental Hlth, Shenzhen - Peoples R China
[16] Shenzhen Kangning Hosp, Shenzhen - Peoples R China
[17] Balamand Univ, Fac Med, Dept Psychiat & Clin Psychol, Beirut - Lebanon
[18] IDRAAC, Beirut - Lebanon
[19] St George Hosp Univ Med Ctr, Dept Psychiat & Clin Psychol, Beirut - Lebanon
[20] Univ Tokyo, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Mental Hlth, Tokyo - Japan
[21] Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Dept Psychiat, Tai Po, Hong Kong - Peoples R China
[22] Univ Paris Descartes Paris Diderot, Hop Lariboisiere Fernand Widal, AP HP, INSERM UMR S 1144, Paris - France
[23] CIBERESP Murcia, Serv Murciano Salud, IMIB Arrixaca, UDIF SM, Subdirecc Gen Planificac Innovac & Cronic, Murcia - Spain
[24] Univ Buenos Aires, Fac Med, Dept Psiquiatia & Salud Mental, Buenos Aires, DF - Argentina
[25] Netherlands Inst Mental Hlth & Addict, Trimbos Inst, Utrecht - Netherlands
[26] Univ Fed Espirito Santo, Dept Social Med, Vitoria - Brazil
[27] Harvard Med Sch, Dept Hlth Care Policy, Boston, MA - USA
[28] Aarhus Univ, Natl Ctr Register Based Res, Aarhus BSS, Aarhus - Denmark
Total Affiliations: 28
Document type: Journal article
Source: ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA; v. 137, n. 4, p. 306-315, APR 2018.
Web of Science Citations: 5
Abstract

Objectives: Religiosity is often associated with better health outcomes. The aim of the study was to examine associations between psychotic experiences (PEs) and religiosity in a large, cross-national sample. Methods: A total of 25 542 adult respondents across 18 countries from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys were assessed for PEs, religious affiliation and indices of religiosity, DSM-IV mental disorders and general medical conditions. Logistic regression models were used to estimate the association between PEs and religiosity with various adjustments. Results: Of 25 542 included respondents, 85.6% (SE = 0.3) (n = 21 860) respondents reported having a religious affiliation. Overall, there was no association between religious affiliation status and PEs. Within the subgroup having a religious affiliation, four of five indices of religiosity were significantly associated with increased odds of PEs (odds ratios ranged from 1.3 to 1.9). The findings persisted after adjustments for mental disorders and/or general medical conditions, as well as religious denomination type. There was a significant association between increased religiosity and reporting more types of PEs. Conclusions: Among individuals with religious affiliations, those who reported more religiosity on four of five indices had increased odds of PEs. Focussed and more qualitative research will be required to unravel the interrelationship between religiosity and PEs. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 03/00204-3 - Epidemiological study of psychiatric disorders in the São Paulo Metropolitan Region: prevalence, risk factors, and social and economical burden
Grantee:Laura Helena Silveira Guerra de Andrade
Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants