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 …

Suicide rates and risk and protective factors vary across religions. There has been a
significant increase in research in the area of religion and suicide since the article,“Religion …

Background Psychiatric disorders are reported to be present in 80% to 90% of suicide
deaths in high-income countries (HIC), but this association is less clear in low-and middle …

Introduction Suicide is a major public health concern and a leading cause of death around
the world. How religion influences the risk of completed suicide in different settings across …

We aimed to examine the relationship between religion and suicide attempt and ideation.
Three hundred twenty-one depressed patients were recruited from mood-disorder research …

Background Despite the large amount of literature assessing how spiritual and religious
beliefs have an impact on mental health and suicide risk in various groups of patients, few …

Suicidal behavior and its prevention constitute a major public health issue. Etiology of
suicidal behavior is multifactorial. Whereas current research is mostly focused on clinical …

Background: Suicide is a significant public health problem and one of the leading causes of
death worldwide. The effect of religion on suicidal behaviors (ie, ideation, plan, attempt, and …

Research was reviewed on whether self-report measures of religiosity were a protective
factor against suicidal behaviors. It was found that scores on Francis's measure of religiosity …

Background Religiosity has been protective against suicidal behaviors, though it is unclear
whether the protective effects extend to the high-risk group of sexual minorities. Methods We …