Religious Coping, Hopelessness, and Suicide Ideation in Subjects with First-Episode Major Depression: An Exploratory Study in the Real World Clinical Practice

• Published in: Brain sciences Vol. 10; no. 12; p. 912
• Main Authors: De Berardis, Domenico, Olivieri, Luigi, Rapini, Gabriella, Serroni, Nicola, Fornaro, Michele, Valchera, Alessandro, Carano, Alessandro, Vellante, Federica, Bustini, Massimiliano, Serafini, Gianluca, Pompili, Maurizio, Ventriglio, Antonio, Perna, Giampaolo, Fraticelli, Silvia, Martinotti, Giovanni, Di Giannantonio, Massimo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 27.11.2020; MDPI
• Subjects: Communication; depression; hopelessness; Mental depression; Mental disorders; prevention; Religion; religiosity; religious coping; Spirituality; Suicide; suicide ideation; Suicides & suicide attempts; suicide ideation; religious coping; hopelessness; depression; religiosity; prevention

Background. This study aimed to evaluate the potential relationships between religious coping, hopelessness, and suicide ideation in adult outpatients with the first episode of major depressive disorder (MDD). Methods. Ninety-four adult outpatients with MDD were assessed through the Hamilton Depress...