Religion and Suicide Risk: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Although religion is reported to be protective against suicide, the empirical evidence is inconsistent. Research is complicated by the fact that there are many dimensions to religion (affiliation, participation, doctrine) and suicide (ideation, attempt, completion). We systematically reviewed the literature on religion and suicide over the last 10 years (89 articles) with a goal of identifying what specific dimensions of religion are associated with specific aspects of suicide. We found that religious affiliation does not necessarily protect against suicidal ideation, but does protect against suicide attempts. Whether religious affiliation protects against suicide attempts may depend on the culture-specific implications of affiliating with a particular religion, since minority religious gr

SUBMITTER: Lawrence RE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7310534 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature