Religion, health beliefs and the use of mental health services by the elderly

References

• Andersen , RC . 1995 . Revisiting the behavioural model and access to medical care: Does it matter? . Journal of Health and Social Behavior , 36 : 1 – 10 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chen , H , Cheal , K , Elizabeth , CMH , Cynthia , Z and Levkoff Sue , E . 2007 . Religious participation as a predictor of mental health status and treatment outcomes in older persons . International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry , 22 : 144 – 153 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Copeland , JR , Dewey , ME and Griffiths-Jones , HM . 1986 . A computerized psychiatric diagnostic system and case nomenclature for elderly subjects: GMS and AGECAT . Psychological Medicine , 16 : 89 – 99 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Copeland , JR , Kelleher , MJ , Kellett , JM , Gourlay , AJ , Gurland , BJ , Fleiss , JL and Sharpe , L . 1976 . A semi-structured clinical interview for the assessment of diagnosis and mental state in the elderly: The Geriatric Mental State Schedule. I. Development and reliability . Psychological Medicine , 6 : 439 – 449 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Corrigan , P , McCorkle , B , Schell , B and Kidder , K . 2003 . Religion and spirituality in the lives of people with serious mental illness . Community Mental Health Journal , 39 : 487 – 499 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Fry , PS . 2000 . Religious involvement, spirituality, and personal meaning for life: Existential predictors of psychological wellbeing in community-dwelling and institutional care elders . Aging and Mental Health , 4 : 375 – 387 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hill , PC and Pargament , KI . 2003 . Advances in the conceptualization and measurement of religion and spirituality. Implications for physical and mental health research . The American Psychologist , 58 : 64 – 74 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Idler , EL and George , LK . 1998 . “ What sociology can help us understand about religion and mental health ” . In Handbook of religion and mental health , Edited by: Koenig , HG . 51 – 62 . San Diego, CA : Academic Press .
   Google Scholar
• Keyes , CL and Reitzes , DC . 2007 . The role of religious identity in the mental health of older working and retired adults . Aging and Mental Health , 11 : 434 – 443 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Klein , C and Albani , C . 2007 . Religiousness and mental health. An overview about findings, conclusions, and consequences for clinical practice . Psychiatrische Praxis , 34 : 58 – 65 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Koenig , HG and Larson , DB . 1998 . Use of hospital services, religious attendance and religious affiliation . Southern Medical Journal , 91 : 925 – 932 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Koenig , HG , McCullough , ME and Larson , DB . 2001 . Handbook of religion and health , New York : Oxford University Press .
   Google Scholar
• Krause , N . 2004 . Stressors arising in highly valued roles, meaning in life, and the physical health status of older adults . Journal of Gerontology , 59 : S287 – S297 .
   Google Scholar
• Levin , JS and Vanderpool , HY . 1987 . Is frequent religious attendance really conducive to better health? Toward an epidemiology of religion . Social Science and Medicine , 24 : 589 – 600 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mackenzie , ER , Rajagopal , DE , Meibohm , M and Lavizzo-Mourey , R . 2000 . Spiritual support and psychological well-being: Older adults’ perceptions of the religion and health connection . Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine , 6 : 37 – 45 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Moreira-Almeida , A , Neto , FL and Koenig , HG . 2006 . Religiousness and mental health: A review . Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria , 28 : 242 – 250 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Murray-Swank , AB , Lucksted , A , Medoff , DR , Yang , Y , Wohlheiter , K and Dixon , LB . 2006 . Religiosity, psychosocial adjustment, and subjective burden of persons who care for those with mental illness . Psychiatric Services , 57 : 361 – 365 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ng , TP , Chiam , PC and Kua , EH . 2006 . Mental disorders and asthma in the elderly: A population-based study . International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry , 22 : 668 – 674 .
   Google Scholar
• Ng , TP , Feng , L , Chiam , PC and Kua , EH . 2006 . Psychiatric morbidity and acute hospitalization in elderly people . International Psychogeriatrics , 16 : 1 – 11 .
   Google Scholar
• Ng , TP , Fones , CSL and Kua , EH . 2003 . Preference, need and utilization of mental health services, Singapore National Mental Health Survey . The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry , 37 : 613 – 619 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Nyunt , SZ , Chiam , PC , Kua , EH and Ng , TP . 2009 . Determinants of mental health service use in the national mental health survey of the elderly in Singapore . Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health , 5 : 2
   Google Scholar
• Pargament , KI , Smith , BW , Koenig , HG and Perez , L . 1998 . Patterns of positive and negative religious coping with major life stressors . Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion , 37 : 710 – 724 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Pickard , JG . 2006 . The relationship of religiosity to older adult's mental health service use . Aging and Mental Health , 10 : 290 – 297 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Pinquart , M . 2002 . Creating and maintaining purpose in life in old age: A meta analysis . Ageing International , 27 : 90 – 114 .
   Google Scholar
• Spilka , B , Hood , RW , Hunsberger , B and Gorsuch , R . 2003 . The psychology of religion: An empirical approach, , 3rd , New York : The Guilford Press . (Chapter 13, Religion and Mental Disorder, 507–534)
   Google Scholar
• Wells , JE , Robins , LN , Bushnell , JA , Jarosz , D and Oakley-Browne , MA . 1994 . Perceived barriers to care in St. Louis (USA) and Christchurch (NZ): Reasons for not seeking professional help for psychological distress . Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology , 29 : 155 – 164 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wink , P , Dillon , M and Larsen , B . 2007 . Religion as moderator of the depression-health connection: Findings from a longitudinal study . Research on Aging , 27 : 197 – 220 .
   Google Scholar
• Wrigley , S , Jackson , H , Judd , F and Komiti , A . 2005 . Role of stigma and attitudes toward help-seeking from a general practitioner for mental health problems in a rural town . The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry , 39 : 514 – 521 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar