Spiritual struggles and religious cognitive behavioral therapy: a randomized clinical trial in those with depression and chronic medical illness
OBJECTIVES: Compared the effectiveness of religious cognitive-behavioral therapy (RCBT) versus conventional CBT (CCBT) on reducing spiritual struggles in persons with major depressive disorder (MDD) and medical illness. METHODS: Participants were randomized to receive 10 sessions of RCBT (n = 65) or...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2016]
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Journal of psychology and theology
Year: 2016, Volume: 44, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-15 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Depression
/ Chronic disease
/ Crisis of faith
/ Cognitive behavior therapy
/ Religion
/ Influence
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| IxTheo Classification: | AE Psychology of religion CB Christian life; spirituality ZD Psychology |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | OBJECTIVES: Compared the effectiveness of religious cognitive-behavioral therapy (RCBT) versus conventional CBT (CCBT) on reducing spiritual struggles in persons with major depressive disorder (MDD) and medical illness. METHODS: Participants were randomized to receive 10 sessions of RCBT (n = 65) or CCBT (n = 67). Spiritual struggles were assessed at baseline, 12, and 24 weeks using the Brief RCOPE. Mixed effects growth curve models compared the effects of treatment on change in spiritual struggles. RESULTS: RCBT and CCBT reduced spiritual struggles to a similar degree over time (B = –0.48, SE = 0.31, df = 151, t = –1.53, p = .127, d = 0.25). Similar results were found in those with high religiosity and with high spiritual struggles at baseline. Higher baseline spiritual struggles predicted a slower decline in MDD (B = 0.47, SE = 0.20, t = 2.30, p = .022) independent of treatment group. |
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| ISSN: | 0091-6471 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of psychology and theology
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