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SILVA, Sally Knevitz da; PASSOS, Susane Müller Klug  e  SOUZA, Luciano Dias de Mattos. Association between religiousness and mental health in patients with HIV. Psicol. teor. prat. [online]. 2015, vol.17, n.2, pp. 36-51. ISSN 1516-3687.

This study aimed to assess the association between religiousness and indicatives of anxiety and depression among patients with HIV in a service of the south of Brazil. This was a cross-sectional study thatused a convenience sample of 617 HIV patients. They answered a structured interview which contained questions about religion and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. The prevalence of the indicatives of depression and anxiety was, respectively, 34.4% and 47%. 76.3% of the respondents stated they were religious, while 54.4% practiced their religion during the previous month and 50.6% were religious. Having a religion was associated with: age, alcohol abuse/dependence, and indicative of depression. The religious practice was associated with: age, lipodystrophy and the indicative of anxiety. Being religious was associated with: age, lipodystrophy, tobacco, abuse/dependence and indicative of anxiety. It can be inferred that religiousness can be beneficial to mental health, particularly in patients with anxiety symptomatology.

Palavras-chave : anxiety; depression; mental health; HIV; religion.

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