@article{ref1,
title="Religiosity and prevalence of suicide, psychiatric disorders and psychotic symptoms in the French general population",
journal="European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience",
year="2021",
author="Brito, Maria Alice and Amad, Ali and Rolland, Benjamin and Geoffroy, Pierre A. and Peyre, Hugo and Roelandt, Jean-Luc and Benradia, Imane and Thomas, Pierre and Vaiva, Guillaume and Schürhoff, Franck and Pignon, Baptiste",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="We aimed to examine the association between religious beliefs and observance and the prevalence of psychiatric disorders, psychotic symptoms and history of suicide attempts in the French general population. The cross-sectional survey interviewed 38,694 subjects between 1999 and 2003, using the MINI. Current religious beliefs and observance were identified by means of two questions: &quot;are you a believer?&quot; and &quot;are you religiously observant?&quot;. We studied the association between religiosity and psychiatric outcomes using a multivariable logistic regression model adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics, including migrant status. Religious beliefs were positively associated with psychotic symptoms and disorders [OR = 1.37, 95% CI (1.30-1.45) and OR = 1.38, 95% CI (1.20-1.58)], unipolar depressive disorder [OR = 1.15, 95% CI (1.06-1.23)] and generalized anxiety disorder [OR = 1.13, 95% CI (1.06-1.21)], but negatively associated with bipolar disorder [OR = 0.83, 95% CI (0.69-0.98)], alcohol use disorders [OR = 0.69, 95% CI (0.62-0.77)], substance use disorders [OR = 0.60, 95% CI (0.52-0.69)] and suicide attempts [OR = 0.90, 95% CI (0.82-0.99)]. Religious observance was positively associated with psychotic symptoms and disorders [OR = 1.38, 95% CI (1.20-1.58) and OR = 1.25, 95% CI (1.07-1.45)], but negatively associated with social anxiety disorder [OR = 0.87, 95% CI (0.76-0.99)], alcohol use disorders [OR = 0.60, 95% CI (0.51-0.70)], substance use disorders [OR = 0.48, 95% CI (0.38-0.60)] and suicide attempts [OR = 0.80, 95% CI (0.70-0.90)]. Among believers, religious observance was not associated with psychotic outcomes. Religiosity appears to be a complex and bidirectional determinant of psychiatric symptoms and disorders. In this respect, religiosity should be more thoroughly assessed in epidemiological psychiatric studies, as well as in clinical practice.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0940-1334",
doi="10.1007/s00406-021-01233-3",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00406-021-01233-3"
}