TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Dimensions of religion associated with suicide attempt and ideation: a 15-month prospective study in a Dutch psychiatric population
JO  - Religions (Basel)
A1  - van den Brink, Bart
A1  - Jongkind, Matthias
A1  - Rippe, Ralph C. A.
A1  - van der Velde, Nathan
A1  - Braam, Arjan W.
A1  - Schaap-Jonker, Hanneke
SP  - e442
EP  - e442
VL  - 14
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 2077-1444
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel14040442
ID  - ref1
ER  -