title: Relevance of spirituality for people with mental illness attending consumer-centered services.
abstract: Spirituality has been cited in the literature as having a positive effect on mental health outcomes. This paper explores the relationship of spirituality to demographic, psychiatric illness history and psychological constructs for people with mental illness (N=1835) involved in consumer-centered services (CCS-Clubhouses and Consumer run drop-in centers). Descriptive statistics indicate that spirituality is important for at least two thirds of the members in the study. Members primarily indicated participation in public spiritual activities (i.e., church, bible study groups), followed by private activities (prayer, reading the bible, and meditation) (both of which were centered on belief in the transcendent). A logistic regression analysis was done to explore variables related to spirituality (i.e., demographics, psychiatric illness history, and psychological constructs). Results suggest that age, gender, having psychotic symptoms, having depressive symptoms, and having a higher global quality of life, hope and sense of community were all significant correlates of spirituality.
authors: Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Program for Recovery and Community Health, New Haven, CT 06513, USA. chyrell.bellamy@yale.edu
authors: Chyrell D
authors: CD
authors: Bellamy
authors: Nicole C
authors: NC
authors: Jarrett
authors: Orion
authors: O
authors: Mowbray
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: MacFarlane
authors: Carol T
authors: CT
authors: Mowbray
authors: Mark C
authors: MC
authors: Holter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D029181:Spirituality