SynthesisArchives of suicide research : official journal of the International Academy for Suicide Research2016
Religion and Suicide Risk: A Systematic Review.
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103 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Relationship of religion with suicidal ideation, suicide plan, suicide attempt, and suicide death: a meta-analysis.Journal of research in health sciences · 2022Pooled it
- Suicide in Muslim-Majority Countries Within the WHO African Region: A Narrative Review of Epidemiology and SocioCultural Factors.Public health challenges · 2026Article
- Suicide literacy in The Gambia.Discover mental health · 2026Review
- Enhancing population-wide administrative data to better understand mortality risk in underserved groups.SSM - population health · 2026Article
- Associations Between Religious Coping and Anxiety Symptoms Among Emerging Adults in India: Religious Centrality as a Potential Moderator.International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie · 2026Article
- Suicide attempts among youth attending special education centres: risk and protective factors.Postepy psychiatrii neurologii · 2026Article
- Sociodemographic differences in the risk of suicides in children and young people: a population level linked study in England, 2011 to 2022.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2026Article
- Sexual Orientation and Suicide Risk: Examining the Contributions of Hopelessness, Life Satisfaction, and Spirituality.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The exploratory relationship between spiritual health and depression, anxiety, and stress in individuals who attempted suicide in Yasuj, Southwest Iran: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- The Psychometric Properties of the Religious Suicide Stigma Measure: A Study of Religious Congregants and Faith Leaders in the USA.Journal of religion and health · 2026Article
- Digitalized suicide risk assessment in emergency psychiatry services.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- The Pet-Specific Reasons for Living Scale: development, validation, and associations with suicide-related outcomes.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Factors associated with suicidal ideation and behaviour: analysis from the national suicide prevention helpline in Lebanon.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Systematic Review: A 25-Year Global Publication Analysis of the Role of Spirituality and Religiosity in Suicidal Risk Assessment in Adolescents.JAACAP open · 2025Review
- Reimagining Resilience in Aging: Leveraging AI/ML, Big Data Analytics, and Systems Innovation.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2025Article
- The role of psychological Well-being and religious spiritual struggles in explaining suicidal behaviors in Iranian adults.Discover mental health · 2025Article
- Examining the Etiology of Asian American Suicide in the United States.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- Traumatic events consequences on the Georgian internally displaced person's mental health: an epidemiological national survey.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Religiosity, Financial Risk Taking, and Reward Processing: An Experimental Study.Journal of gambling studies · 2025Article
- Investigating mental health disparities in rural sexual and gender minority adults: protocol for the rural exploration and approaches to LGBTQ + Mental Health (REALM) prospective cohort study.BMC public health · 2025Article
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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 groups can feel socially isolated. After adjusting for social support measures, religious service attendance is not especially protective against suicidal ideation, but does protect against suicide attempts, and possibly protects against suicide. Future qualitative studies might further clarify these associations.
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