@article{ref1,
title="Spiritual well-being, cortisol, and suicidality in Croatian war veterans suffering from PTSD",
journal="Journal of religion and health",
year="2011",
author="Mihaljević, Sanea and Vuksan-Cusa, Bjanka and Marcinko, Darko and Koić, Elvira and Kušević, Zorana and Jakovljević, Miro",
volume="50",
number="2",
pages="464-473",
abstract="We present our preliminary results of work that aims to observe the relationship between the cortisol level, the level of spiritual well-being, and suicidal tendencies in Croatian war veterans suffering from PTSD. The survey was conducted on 17 PTSD veterans who completed the Spiritual Well-Being Scale and the Beck Hopelessness Scale. The plasma cortisol level was obtained by venepuction at 8.00, 12.00, 13.00, 16.00, and 22.00 h. <br><br>RESULTS showed that veterans with higher spiritual well-being scores had lower cortisol levels, and evening cortisol levels showed significant correlation with suicidal risk. The results of the present study could be a stimulus for further investigation into spiritually based interventions, exploring their impact both on mental status and physical health.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-4197",
doi="10.1007/s10943-010-9383-2",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10943-010-9383-2"
}