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. 2025 Jun 12;17(6):e85826.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.85826. eCollection 2025 Jun.

Religiosity and Suicidal Ideation in Patients With Depression

Sachin U Ghatge  1 , Bibaswan Mallik  1 , Anand M Anuse  1
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Religiosity and Suicidal Ideation in Patients With Depression

Sachin U Ghatge et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Background: The exact role of religiosity in mental health disorders is much debated, particularly in the context of a diverse country such as India.

Aim: To study the religiosity and suicidal ideation in patients with depression at a tertiary care hospital in Southern Maharashtra in the year 2024.

Materials and methods: Forty consecutively treated patients with depression, above the age of 18 years, in a tertiary care institute were recruited. Subjects were administered a semi-structured proforma, along with the Duke University Religious Index (DUREL) and the Scale for Suicidal Ideation. Data were collected and compiled. Statistical analysis was carried out using Microsoft Excel 365 (Microsoft® Corp., Redmond, WA) and Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS, version 29; IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Armonk, NY).

Results: There is a statistically significant difference between the mean DUREL scores and the scale for suicidal ideation (SSI) classifications as per the Mann-Whitney U test.

Conclusion: There is an inverse correlation between religiosity, as quantified by the DUREL, and suicidal ideation.

Keywords: depression; religiosity; spirituality; suicidal ideation; suicidality.

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Conflict of interest statement

Human subjects: Consent for treatment and open access publication was obtained or waived by all participants in this study. Institutional Ethics Committee, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Medical College & Hospital, Sangli, issued approval 576/24. Animal subjects: All authors have confirmed that this study did not involve animal subjects or tissue. Conflicts of interest: In compliance with the ICMJE uniform disclosure form, all authors declare the following: Payment/services info: All authors have declared that no financial support was received from any organization for the submitted work. Financial relationships: All authors have declared that they have no financial relationships at present or within the previous three years with any organizations that might have an interest in the submitted work. Other relationships: All authors have declared that there are no other relationships or activities that could appear to have influenced the submitted work.

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