Degree of Religiosity and Vulnerability to Suicidal Attempt/Plans in Depressive Patients Among Afghan Refugees

Jahangir, Farhana; Rehman, Hameed Ur; Jan, Tahir

doi:10.1207/s15327582ijpr0804_6

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“…It appears that religious/spiritual persons show lower rates of suicide attempts (Donahue & Benson, 1995; Garfinkel, Froese, & Hood, 1982; Jahangir et al, 1998; Kaslow et al, 2004; King et al, 1996), despite two studies showing religiosity to be not associated with suicide attempts (Kranitz et al, 1968; Loewenthal et al, 2003). Protestant and Catholic attempters manifested similar characteristics in their suicidal behavior (Lester & Beck, 1974) and religiosity (Morphew, 1968), even though the former were less suicidal after their suicidal attempt, suggesting a greater cathartic effect of the act.…”

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“…A number of studies found that religious factors are associated with lower rates of suicidal ideation (Eskin, 2003; Hovey, 1999; Nonnemaker, McNeely, & Blum, 2003; Shagle & Barber, 1995) and plans (Jahangir et al, 1998) or with more negative attitudes toward suicidal behavior (Bagley & Ramsay, 1989; Bender, 2000; Domino, Cohen, & Gonzales, 1981; Domino & Miller, 1992; Domino, Niles, & Raj, 1993; Donahue & Benson, 1995; Eskin, 2003; Hoelter, 1979; King, Hampton, Bernstein & Schichor, 1996; Leane & Shute, 1998; Loewenthal, MacLeod, Cook, Lee & Goldblatt, 2003; Marion & Range, 2003; Minear & Brush, 1980; Neeleman, 1998; Neele‐man, Halpern, Leon, & Lewis, 1997; Neeleman, Wessely, & Lewis, 1998; Siegrist, 1996; Stack, 1998a, 1998b; Stack, Wasserman, & Kposowa, 1994; Stein et al, 1989). Colucci's (2008b) recent study with 18–24 years old Italian, Indian and Australian students showed that, in India, students who defined themselves as religious/spiritual reported lower suicidal ideation compared to those who were non‐religious/spiritual.…”

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Religion and Spirituality Along the Suicidal Path

Colucci

Martin

2008

Suicide & Life Threat Behav

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The inner experience of spiritual and religious feelings is an integral part of the everyday lives of many individuals. For over 100 years the role of religion as a deterrent to suicidal behavior has been studied in various disciplines. We attempt to systematize the existing literature investigating the relationship between religion/spirituality and suicide in this paper. After an overview of the attitudes of the dominant religions (e.g., Catholicism, Islam, and Buddhism) toward suicide, the three main theories that have speculated regarding the link between religion and suicide are presented: "integration theory" (Durkheim, 1897/1997), "religious commitment theory" (Stack, 1983a; Stark, 1983), and "network theory" (Pescosolido & Georgianna, 1989). Subsequent to this theoretical introduction, we report on studies on religion/spirituality keeping the suicidal path as a reference: from suicidal ideation to nonlethal suicidal behavior to lethal suicidal behavior. Studies presenting indications of religious beliefs as a possible risk factor for suicidal behavior are also presented. The last section reviews possible intervention strategies for suicidal patients and suicide survivors. Indications for future research, such as more studies on nonreligious forms of spirituality and the use of qualitative methodology to achieve a better and deeper understanding of the spiritual dimension of suicidal behavior and treatment, are offered.

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Religion and Spirituality Along the Suicidal Path

Colucci

Martin

2008

Suicide & Life Threat Behav

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“…A further problem with the disillusionment hypothesis is that there are several studies suggesting that religious coping activity (e.g. prayer) is associated with better mental-health outcomes ( Jahangir, Rehman, & Jan, 1998;Loewenthal, et al 2000;Maltby, Lewis, & Day, 2000;Pargament & Brandt, 1998). There have been frequent suggestions that cognitive factors are important in mediating between coping behaviours and outcomes Pargament, 1997).…”

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Faith conquers all? Beliefs about the role of religious factors in coping with depression among different cultural‐religious groups in the UK

Loewenthal

Cinnirella

Evdoka

et al. 2001

British Journal of Medical Psychology

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How effective is religious activity believed to be in coping with depression? This study assessed the perceived effectiveness of different religious activities--previously identified as important in coping--among 282 people in the UK. The mean age was 25 years, and participants were either Christian, Hindu,Jewish, Muslim, other religion, or no religion. Relative to other kinds of help for depression, religious activity was not seen as particularly helpful for depression. Religious activity was seen as less helpful by the ever-depressed than by the never-depressed and as less helpful by women than by men. Among religious activities, faith and prayer were seen as the most helpful. Muslims believed more strongly than other groups in the efficacy of religious coping methods for depression, were most likely to say they would use religious coping behaviour, and were least likely to say they would seek social support or professional help for depression. Other differences between groups were also observed, and comparisons with qualitative material obtained in an earlier study were made. The implications of these findings for help-seeking are considered.

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“…In view of the above, many cross-cultural studies (Borowik & Pawluczuk, 1994;Gallup & Castelli, 1989;Gautier, 1997) confirmed the importance attributed to religious practice and membership beside the overall relevance attached to prayer as a personal channel of communication with God. Next, religion has been found to be an important predictor of health and other important variables across cultures (Coulthard & Fitzgerald, 1999;Jahangir, Rehman, & Jan, 1998;Vohra & Broota, 1996;McFadden & Levin, 1996). Religion has been proved to be a crucial resource for coping with stressful and challenging life circumstances.…”

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Me, myself, and God: Religion as a psychocultural resource of meaning in later life

Manuti

Scardigno

Mininni

2016

Culture & Psychology

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The present paper addressed the different meanings attached to religion as cultural resource in the course of life. Indeed, abundant cultural research has confirmed that religion could be a powerful symbolic system that shapes people's beliefs and attitudes. Its significance may depend on contextual factors and may vary over time and place, thus showing different implications across cultures and group cohorts. To better investigate such assumption, this paper involved a group of elderly believers (convinced Catholic believers and converted to Buddhism believers) as to analyze the role played by religion in their life experience. Narrative interview, content, and diatextual analysis helped reconstructing different cultural interpretative repertoires of religion in late life: a source to answer to the essential questions about life, an anchor to face the present and the future, a sociocultural resource for well-being.

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Degree of Religiosity and Vulnerability to Suicidal Attempt/Plans in Depressive Patients Among Afghan Refugees

Cited by 15 publications

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Religion and Spirituality Along the Suicidal Path

Religion and Spirituality Along the Suicidal Path

Faith conquers all? Beliefs about the role of religious factors in coping with depression among different cultural‐religious groups in the UK

Me, myself, and God: Religion as a psychocultural resource of meaning in later life

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