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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article

Front. Psychiatry
Sec. Public Mental Health
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1472629
This article is part of the Research Topic Spirituality and Religion: Implications for Mental Health View all 23 articles

Religion, Spirituality, and Pediatric Mental Health: A Scoping Review of Research on Religion and Spirituality in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) from 2000 to 2023

Provisionally accepted
Khalid Elzamzamy Khalid Elzamzamy 1,2*Sadiq Naveed Sadiq Naveed 3,4,5Mary L. Dell Mary L. Dell 4,6
  • 1 Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States
  • 2 Johns Hopkins Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
  • 3 Eastern Connecticut Health Network (ECHN), Manchester, Connecticut, United States
  • 4 University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, United States
  • 5 Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut, United States
  • 6 Institute of Living, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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    All research and review articles published in JAACAP between 2000-2023 with a focus on R/S themes were retrieved, screened, and appraised for content and extent of focus on R/S (major, minor, incidental). Included articles were assessed for R/S variables and predominant themes.Thirty-two (32) research articles published between 2000-2023 contained sufficient R/S content for inclusion in our study. Only 4 articles had R/S as their major focus. Our analysis suggested a decline in publications with R/S content over the last 24 years. The R/S variables and measurement tools were heterogenous, with religious attendance and religious affiliation being the most frequently measured variables. The predominant themes include the relationships between R/S and psychopathology, suicide, utilization of services, conceptualization of illness, trauma, identity, and coping.

    Keywords: Religion, spirituality, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Pediatric mental health, Psychiatry and Religion, JAACAP, Religiosity

    Received: 29 Jul 2024; Accepted: 09 Sep 2024.

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    * Correspondence: Khalid Elzamzamy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States

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