Effects of Religious vs. Conventional Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy on Inflammatory Markers and Stress Hormones in Major Depression and Chronic Medical Illness: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Berk, Lee; L. Bellinger, Denise; G. Koenig, Harold; Daher, Noha; Pearce, Michelle; J. Robins, Clive; Nelson, Bruce; F. Shaw, Sally; Jay Cohen, Harvey; King, Michael

doi:10.4236/ojpsych.2015.53028

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Effects of Religious vs. Conventional Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy on Inflammatory Markers and Stress Hormones in Major Depression and Chronic Medical Illness: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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Authors:

Lee Berk

Denise L. Bellinger

Harold G. Koenig

Abstract

Background: Depressive disorder is often accompanied by physiological changes that may adversely affect the course of medical illness, including an increase in pro-inflammatory cytokines. Methods: We examine the effects of religious cognitive behavioral therapy (RCBT) vs. conventional CBT (CCBT) on ...

Subject

Religiosity

Biomarker

Internal medicine

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