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Mental health professionals’ integration of religiosity into psychiatric practice: A nationwide survey in Thailand

INTEGRATION OF RELIGIOSITY IN PSYCHIATRIC PRACTICE AMONG MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS: A THAI NATIONWIDE SURVEY

Most mental health professionals in Thailand incorporate religiosity into clinical practice, with the strongest predictors being the belief that religiosity should be included in psychiatric practice and the frequency with which patients raise the topic.

The study aimed to determine how frequently Thai mental health professionals incorporate religiosity into psychiatric practice and which professional, demographic, and attitudinal factors predict this integration. A nationwide online survey was administered to psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health nurses, and social workers; it consisted of four sections covering demographics, religiosity, experiences, and attitudes, and the data were analyzed using ordinal regression. A total of 403 mental health professionals participated, most of whom were women (73.2%); the median age was 34 years (interquartile range, IQR 30–40), and 47.9% of participants lived in the Bangkok metropolitan area. Most participants incorporated religiosity into their practice, with 29.3% doing so frequently and 49.1% occasionally. In the ordinal regression analysis, being a psychiatrist increased the odds of integration (odds ratio, OR 1.71; p=0.014), whereas working in provincial areas reduced the odds compared with working in the Bangkok metropolitan area (OR 0.62; p=0.025). Significant predictors included patients raising religiosity always (OR 9.74; p=0.002) or frequently (OR 5.13; p<0.001), a high (OR 7.31; p<0.001) or moderate (OR 2.80; p=0.020) perceived impact of integration, and agreeing with (OR 25.08; p<0.001) or being undecided about (OR 4.62; p<0.001) the view that religiosity should be included in psychiatric practice; patients raising it occasionally (OR 1.68; p=0.192) and a low perceived impact (OR 1.88; p=0.152) were not statistically significant. Limitations included reliance on self-report, response bias, and a cross-sectional design that precludes causal inference. In conclusion, strengthening education, institutional policies, and interdisciplinary collaboration was considered necessary to integrate religiosity into psychiatric care in a structured and equitable manner.

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