Religion and Suicide

@article{Gearing2008ReligionAS,
  title={Religion and Suicide},
  author={Robin Edward Gearing and Dana Alonzo},
  journal={Journal of Religion and Health},
  year={2008},
  volume={48},
  pages={332-341}
}
Religion impacts suicidality. One’s degree of religiosity can potentially serve as a protective factor against suicidal behavior. To accurately assess risk of suicide, it is imperative to understand the role of religion in suicidality. PsycINFO and MEDLINE databases were searched for published articles on religion and suicide between 1980 and 2008. Epidemiological data on suicidality across four religions, and the influence of religion on suicidality are presented. Practice guidelines are… 
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Religion and Suicide: New Findings
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An updated review of the research in the area of religion and suicide and updated general practice guidelines are provided, and areas for future research are identified.
Religion and Suicide Risk in Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Austrians
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Religion was associated with higher scores of internalized homophobia, but with fewer suicide attempts, indicating that religion might be both a risk and a protective factor against suicidality in religiously affiliated sexual minority individuals.
Can Religion Protect Against Suicide?
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The clinician who is aware of the common themes among the faith traditions in opposition to suicide is better prepared to address religious/spiritual matters, as appropriate, in crisis situations.
Religiosity and Suicide: A Large-Scale International and Individual Analysis Considering the Effects of Different Religious Beliefs
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The findings emphasize the importance of considering religion perspectives and religiosity, along with its practices and subjective dimensions, in prevention and attention programmes to suicidal behaviour.
Effects of Religious Attendance on Suicidal Ideation: Examining Potential Mediators of Social Support, Locus of Control, and Substance Abuse
Religion has a well-documented relationship with mental health benefits and has consistently demonstrated an impact on several specific mental health concerns, including suicide, generally finding…
The Gender‐Specific Associations Between Religion/Spirituality and Suicide Risk in a Sample of Austrian Psychiatric Inpatients
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The protective effect emerged especially for the capability aspect of suicide among men and for the motivational aspect among women, suggesting very different causal mechanisms, but this has to be replicated with longitudinal studies.
Protective Functions of Religious Traditions for Suicide Risk
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This illustrative review considers religious beliefs, religious practices, and illustrative empirical support of relevance to core religious traditions including those practices that have their roots in Judeo/Christian, Islamic, Hindu and Buddhist traditions.
Influence of Religious Factors on Attitudes Towards Suicidal Behaviour in Ghana
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Results showed that the participants are committed to core and normative religious beliefs and practices they perceived as life preserving, which influenced their view of suicidal behaviour as unacceptable and facilitated their willingness to help people during suicidal crisis.
Is Religiosity Related to Suicidal Ideation Among Tunisian Muslim Youth After the January 14th Revolution?
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A strong negative correlations found between suicidal Ideations and the three sub-scores of religiosity after controlling for the associations between psychosocial variables and suicidal ideations scores are found.
An Action Research Framework for Religion and the Stigma of Suicide
Religious beliefs and practices have historically been intertwined with stigmatizing attitudes and responses to suicide, including stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination. Understanding the…
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