Religiously and Spiritually Integrated Treatments and Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Abstract

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a pervasive disorder that is characterized by excessive anxiety and uncontrollable worry. Numerous mechanisms and risk factors are involved in the development and maintenance of GAD. This study aimed to review the relationship between religiosity and spirituality and GAD as well as its religiously and spiritually integrated treatments. The literature demonstrates that there is a significant relationship between religiously and religious coping with GAD. In addition, religiosity and spirituality have been successfully integrated into GAD treatments. Moreover, religiously and spiritually integrated treatments have a significant effect on GAD symptoms. The finding of the present study underscores the importance of the combination of religious and spirituality factors in the treatments of GAD.

Keywords

• anxiety disorders
• religiosity
• spirituality