Religious involvement is associated with greater purpose, optimism, generosity and gratitude in persons with major depression and chronic medical illness

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 135-143

  Koenig, Harold G ^a,b   Berk, Lee S ^c   Daher, Noha S ^d   Pearce, Michelle J ^e   Bellinger, Denise L ^c   Robins, Clive J ^a   Nelson, Bruce ^f   Shaw, Sally F ^f   Cohen, Harvey Jay ^a   King, Michael B ^g  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Glendale Adventist Medical Center   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Generosity; Gratitude; Major depression; Optimism; Purpose in life; Religiosity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DSM-IV; FEMALE; GENEROSITY; GRATITUDE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MOTIVATION; OPTIMISM; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

GENEROSITY; GRATITUDE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; OPTIMISM; PURPOSE IN LIFE; RELIGIOSITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 84905052596     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2014.05.002     Document Type: Article

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