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Religious affiliation and suicide attempt.

Kanita Dervic1, Maria A Oquendo, Michael F Grunebaum

  • 1Department of Neuroscience, New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Dr., Unit Number 42, New York, NY 10032, USA.

The American Journal of Psychiatry
|December 1, 2004
PubMed
Summary

Religious affiliation may protect against suicide attempts in depressed individuals. Religiously unaffiliated patients showed higher rates of suicidal behavior, possibly due to lower moral objections and higher aggression.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
  • Sociology of Religion

Background:

  • Limited research exists on the link between religion and suicide, particularly concerning social integration and regulative benefits.
  • The relationship between religious affiliation and suicide attempts remains under-explored in psychiatric populations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between religious affiliation and suicidal behavior in depressed inpatients.
  • To examine demographic and clinical characteristics differentiating religiously affiliated from unaffiliated individuals.

Main Methods:

  • A comparative study of 371 depressed inpatients, categorized by religious affiliation or lack thereof.
  • Analysis of demographic factors (age, marital status, family contact) and clinical characteristics (impulsivity, aggression, substance use).

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Main Results:

  • Unaffiliated subjects reported significantly more lifetime suicide attempts and a higher incidence of suicide among first-degree relatives.
  • Religiously unaffiliated individuals were younger, less often married or had children, and had less family contact.
  • Unaffiliated subjects exhibited higher lifetime impulsivity, aggression, and past substance use disorders, with fewer perceived reasons for living, especially moral objections to suicide.

Conclusions:

  • Religious affiliation is linked to reduced suicidal behavior in depressed inpatients.
  • Greater moral objections to suicide and lower aggression levels in affiliated individuals may act as protective factors.
  • Further research into religion's influence on aggression and moral objections' role in suicide prevention is warranted.