TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Religious coping, hopelessness, and suicide ideation in subjects with first-episode  major depression: an exploratory study in the real world clinical practice
JO  - Brain sciences
A1  - De Berardis, Domenico
A1  - Olivieri, Luigi
A1  - Rapini, Gabriella
A1  - Serroni, Nicola
A1  - Fornaro, Michele
A1  - Valchera, Alessandro
A1  - Carano, Alessandro
A1  - Vellante, Federica
A1  - Bustini, Massimiliano
A1  - Serafini, Gianluca
A1  - Pompili, Maurizio
A1  - Ventriglio, Antonio
A1  - Perna, Giampaolo
A1  - Fraticelli, Silvia
A1  - Martinotti, Giovanni
A1  - di Giannantonio, Massimo
SP  - e912
EP  - e912
VL  - 10
IS  - 12
N2  - 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). <br><br>METHODS: Ninety-four adult  outpatients with MDD were assessed through the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale  (HAM-D), the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS), and the Scale of Suicide Ideation (SSI). Religious coping was assessed with the Italian version of the Brief RCOPE scale,  consisting of seven positive coping items (PosCop) and seven negative coping items  (NegCop). <br><br>RESULTS: The results showed that the Brief RCOPE PosCop scale exhibited a  strong inverse correlation with HAM-D, BHS, and SSI, whereas HAM-D and BHS were  positively correlated with SSI. Brief RCOPE NegCop scores were positively correlated  only with SSI. Regression analysis with SSI as the dependent variable showed that  higher Brief RCOPE PosCop scores were associated with lower suicide ideation,  whereas higher HAM-D and BHS scores were associated with higher suicide ideation. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Positive religious coping may be a protective factor against the  development of suicide ideation, perhaps counteracting the severity of depressive  symptoms and hopelessness. The evaluation of religious coping should be performed in  all subjects with MDD in everyday clinical practice. However, this study was  preliminary, and limitations must be considered.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2076-3425
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci10120912
ID  - ref1
ER  -