Non Religious Individuals More Likely to be Depressed and/or Commit Suicide

[Elizabeth619]

"Subjects with no religious affiliation were more often lifetime suicide attempters, reported more suicidal ideation, and were more likely to have first-degree relatives who had committed suicide than religiously affiliated subjects."
PsychiatryOnline | American Journal of Psychiatry | Religious Affiliation and Suicide Attempt





Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

This study examines maternal religiosity as a protective factor against depression in offspring.
METHOD:

Sixty mothers and 151 offspring were independently assessed over the course of a 10-year follow-up. Maternal and offspring religiosity were assessed on the basis of self-report of the importance of religion, the frequency of attendance of religious services, and religious denomination. Depression was assessed using the Schedule for Affective Disorders-Lifetime version. Maternal bonding style was assessed through offspring report on the Parental Bonding Instrument. A series of logistic regressions were run to predict offspring depression status, taking into account maternal religiosity, offspring religiosity, and mother-offspring concordance of religiosity.
RESULTS:

Maternal religiosity and mother-offspring concordance of religiosity were shown to be protective against offspring depression, independent of maternal parental bonding, maternal social functioning, and maternal demographics.
CONCLUSION:

Maternal religiosity and offspring concordance with it may protect against depression in offspring.



Religiosity and depressio... [J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1997] - PubMed - NCBI

 

[Nuns_n_roses]

Amen sister! I cannot provide the site off the top of my head, (I sent the link on here somewhere) but there's also another study that shows those who practice a faith are psychologically healthier than those who don't.

Thank you for sharing these studies! It's amazing how much God can change our lives!

 

[RedTent]

Seems to me that God's instructions on mental health beats the psychiatrist's instruction every time.

I noticed a website about meditation. They say it does wonders for people. So I looked up the instructions on how to meditate. This site I found recommended sitting on back porch steps looking at the sky and repeat one sound. In Psalms it talks of meditating, but it isn't filling the mind with a sound but with the words of God.

Now, which instruction would work best? Hummmmmmm.

 

[Shiloah]

Seems to me that God's instructions on mental health beats the psychiatrist's instruction every time.

I noticed a website about meditation. They say it does wonders for people. So I looked up the instructions on how to meditate. This site I found recommended sitting on back porch steps looking at the sky and repeat one sound. In Psalms it talks of meditating, but it isn't filling the mind with a sound but with the words of God.

Now, which instruction would work best? Hummmmmmm.

Mindless repetition works for me every time. (Kidding, of course)