Religiosity As a Predictor of Attrition from a Culturally-Informed Family Treatment for Schizophrenia That Targets Religious Coping

Little is known about how religion impacts commitment to psychotherapy. In a sample of 64 families enrolled in a family treatment for schizophrenia that targets religiosity, results unexpectedly demonstrated that any type of religious coping (adaptive and maladaptive) may be associated with higher levels of attrition/fewer family therapy sessions attended.