@article{ref1,
title="Dimensions of religion associated with suicide attempt and ideation: a 15-month prospective study in a Dutch psychiatric population",
journal="Religions (Basel)",
year="2023",
author="van den Brink, Bart and Jongkind, Matthias and Rippe, Ralph C. A. and van der Velde, Nathan and Braam, Arjan W. and Schaap-Jonker, Hanneke",
volume="14",
number="4",
pages="e442-e442",
abstract="Dimensions of religion contribute in different ways to the in general protective effect of religiosity and spirituality (R/S) against suicidality. Few studies have included a substantial number of dimensions, and even fewer a follow-up, to clarify the stability and contribution of R/S over the course of psychopathology. In this follow-up study among 155 religiously affiliated in- and outpatients with major depression, religious service attendance, frequency of prayer, type of God representation, moral objections to suicide, and social support were re-assessed in 59 subjects. Diverse statistical analyses show a partial change in R/S parameters. Supportive R/S is persistently associated with lower suicidality. R/S at T0 or change in R/S is not associated with additional changes in suicidality over time. The results suggest that the most important change in suicidality can be understood as an effect of a decline in depressive symptomatology, not of changes in R/S. Despite the limited follow-up and sample size, these results emphasize the importance of longitudinal and dynamic evaluation of especially affective and supportive aspects of R/S in suicidal persons.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2077-1444",
doi="10.3390/rel14040442",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel14040442"
}