Relevance of spirituality for people with mental illness attending consumer-centered services

• Spirituality has been cited in the literature as having a positive effect on mental health outcomes. This paper explores the relationship of spirituality to demographic, psychiatric illness history and psychological constructs for people with mental illness (N=1835) involved in consumer-centered services (CCS-Clubhouses and Consumer run drop-in centers). Descriptive statistics indicate that spirituality is important for at least two thirds of the members in the study. Members primarily indicated participation in public spiritual activities (i.e., church, bible study groups), followed by private activities (prayer, reading the bible, and meditation) (both of which were centered on belief in the transcendent). A logistic regression analysis was done to explore variables related to spirituality (i.e., demographics, psychiatric illness history, and psychological constructs). Results suggest that age, gender, having psychotic symptoms, having depressive symptoms, and having a higher global quality of life, hope and sense of community were all significant correlates of spirituality. 

Ämnesord

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Sociologi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Sociology (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Clubhouses

Consumer run drop-in centers

Consumer-centered services

Mental illness

Spirituality

adult

age distribution

aged

article

consumer

correlation analysis

daily life activity

demography

female

human

logistic regression analysis

major clinical study

male

mental disease

outcomes research

psychological aspect

quality of life

religion

sex difference

statistics

symptomatology

Health Promotion

Humans

Mental Disorders

Middle Aged

Patient Compliance

Patient-Centered Care

Program Development

Severity of Illness Index

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