This study aims to develop a community-oriented spiritual intervention programme that focuses on connectedness and to explore its effectiveness in persons with depression.~Objectives:~To evaluate the effect of this spiritual intervention on reducing depressive symptoms.~To evaluate the effect of spiritual intervention on enhancing hope, meaning in life, self-esteem, and social support.~To compare the responses to intervention across different subgroups by age, sex, and severity of symptoms.~To examine participant's perspectives on the healing mechanisms of the intervention.~The study is conducted as a randomized-controlled trial using a wait-list control group for comparison. The wait-list control group will receive the intervention after the completion of the post-questionnaire.~The intervention is an 8 session weekly programme. Each weekly session is around 2 hours in length and the content is as below:~Spirituality, mental health and depression~Connectedness~Forgiving and freedom~Suffering and transcendence~Hope~Gratitude~Relapse prevention and spiritual growth~Wrap-up and celebration
Mental health is an integral part of health and depression has become a common and serious mental disorder. The research study aims to explore the effectiveness of spiritual intervention in persons with depression.