Citation

Mandhouj O, Perroud N, Hasler R, Younes N, Huguelet P. J. Nerv. Ment. Dis. 2016; 204(11): 861-867.

Affiliation

*INSERM U699, Paris; †Centre Hospitalier André-Mignot de Versailles, Le Chesnay, France; ‡Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry, University Hospitals of Geneva; and §Department of Psychiatry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/NMD.0000000000000497

PMID

26963748

Abstract

Spirituality and religiousness are associated with a lower risk of suicide. A detailed assessment of spirituality among 88 suicide attempters hospitalized after a suicide attempt was performed. Factors associated with the recurrence of suicide attempts over 18 months were looked into. Spirituality was low among most suicide attempters in comparison with the general population. Two groups were identified: those with a high score of depression who featured "low" in spirituality and those with a more heterogeneous profile, for example, involving personality disorders, characterized by a "high" spirituality. At the follow-up, the "meaning in life" score appeared to correlate with recurrence of suicide. Clinical implications are discussed herein.

Language: en