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Psychotic experiences and religiosity : data from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys. / Kovess-Masfety, V.; Saha, S.; Lim, C. C.W.; Aguilar-Gaxiola, S.; Al-Hamzawi, A.; Alonso, J.; Borges, G.; de Girolamo, G.; de Jonge, P.; Demyttenaere, K.; Florescu, S.; Haro, J. M.; Hu, C.; Karam, E. G.; Kawakami, N.; Lee, S.; Lepine, J. P.; Navarro-Mateu, F.; ten Have, M.; Viana, M. C.; Kessler, R. C.; McGrath, J. J.; the WHO World Mental Health Survey Collaborators.
In: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, Vol. 137, No. 4, 01.04.2018, p. 306-315.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychotic experiences and religiosity
T2 - data from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys
AU - Kovess-Masfety, V.
AU - Saha, S.
AU - Lim, C. C.W.
AU - Aguilar-Gaxiola, S.
AU - Al-Hamzawi, A.
AU - Alonso, J.
AU - Borges, G.
AU - de Girolamo, G.
AU - de Jonge, P.
AU - Demyttenaere, K.
AU - Florescu, S.
AU - Haro, J. M.
AU - Hu, C.
AU - Karam, E. G.
AU - Kawakami, N.
AU - Lee, S.
AU - Lepine, J. P.
AU - Navarro-Mateu, F.
AU - Stagnaro, J. C.
AU - ten Have, M.
AU - Viana, M. C.
AU - Kessler, R. C.
AU - McGrath, J. J.
AU - Al-Kaisy, Salih
AU - Andrade, Helena
AU - Benjet, Corina
AU - Bruffaerts, Ronny
AU - Bunting, Brendan
AU - de, A.
AU - Cardoso, Graça
AU - Chatterji, Somnath
AU - Cia, Alfredo H.
AU - Degenhardt, Louisa
AU - Fayyad, John
AU - Gureje, Oye
AU - He, Yanling
AU - Hinkov, Hristo
AU - Hu, Chi Yi
AU - Huang, Yueqin
AU - Karam, Nasser
AU - Kiejna, Andrzej
AU - Levinson, Daphna
AU - Medina-Mora, Elena
AU - Mneimneh, Zeina
AU - Moskalewicz, Jacek
AU - Pennell, Beth Ellen
AU - Piazza, Marina
AU - Posada-Villa, Jose
AU - Scott, Kate M.
AU - Slade, Tim
AU - the WHO World Mental Health Survey Collaborators
PY - 2018/4/1
Y1 - 2018/4/1
N2 - Objectives: Religiosity is often associated with better health outcomes. The aim of the study was to examine associations between psychotic experiences (PEs) and religiosity in a large, cross-national sample. Methods: A total of 25 542 adult respondents across 18 countries from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys were assessed for PEs, religious affiliation and indices of religiosity, DSM-IV mental disorders and general medical conditions. Logistic regression models were used to estimate the association between PEs and religiosity with various adjustments. Results: Of 25 542 included respondents, 85.6% (SE = 0.3) (n = 21 860) respondents reported having a religious affiliation. Overall, there was no association between religious affiliation status and PEs. Within the subgroup having a religious affiliation, four of five indices of religiosity were significantly associated with increased odds of PEs (odds ratios ranged from 1.3 to 1.9). The findings persisted after adjustments for mental disorders and/or general medical conditions, as well as religious denomination type. There was a significant association between increased religiosity and reporting more types of PEs. Conclusions: Among individuals with religious affiliations, those who reported more religiosity on four of five indices had increased odds of PEs. Focussed and more qualitative research will be required to unravel the interrelationship between religiosity and PEs.
AB - Objectives: Religiosity is often associated with better health outcomes. The aim of the study was to examine associations between psychotic experiences (PEs) and religiosity in a large, cross-national sample. Methods: A total of 25 542 adult respondents across 18 countries from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys were assessed for PEs, religious affiliation and indices of religiosity, DSM-IV mental disorders and general medical conditions. Logistic regression models were used to estimate the association between PEs and religiosity with various adjustments. Results: Of 25 542 included respondents, 85.6% (SE = 0.3) (n = 21 860) respondents reported having a religious affiliation. Overall, there was no association between religious affiliation status and PEs. Within the subgroup having a religious affiliation, four of five indices of religiosity were significantly associated with increased odds of PEs (odds ratios ranged from 1.3 to 1.9). The findings persisted after adjustments for mental disorders and/or general medical conditions, as well as religious denomination type. There was a significant association between increased religiosity and reporting more types of PEs. Conclusions: Among individuals with religious affiliations, those who reported more religiosity on four of five indices had increased odds of PEs. Focussed and more qualitative research will be required to unravel the interrelationship between religiosity and PEs.
KW - epidemiology
KW - psychotic experiences
KW - religiosity
KW - World Mental Health Survey
KW - RESPONDENTS
KW - SUBSTANCE USE
KW - CROSS-NATIONAL ANALYSIS
KW - SPIRITUALITY
KW - COMORBIDITY
KW - ORGANIZATION
KW - HALLUCINATIONS
KW - ADOLESCENTS
KW - OUTCOMES
KW - ASSOCIATION
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85042116080&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/acps.12859
DO - 10.1111/acps.12859
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 29453789
AN - SCOPUS:85042116080
VL - 137
SP - 306
EP - 315
JO - Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
JF - Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
SN - 0001-690X
IS - 4
ER -