We conducted a systematic review of the literature with the goal of identifying what specific dimensions of religiosity are associated with specific aspects of suicide. Religion has many dimensions (affiliation, participation, doctrine) as does suicide (ideation, attempt, completion). The relationship between religion and suicide is complicated because both religion and suicide are complex constructs. 2012), and still others reporting it unrelated to suicide risk ( Le, Nguyen et al. 2004), others finding it a risk factor( Zhao, Yang et al. 2011), the empirical evidence is inconsistent, with some studies reporting it to be protective ( Dervic, Oquendo et al. Future qualitative studies might further clarify these associations.Īlthough religion is reported to be protective against suicide, ( Suicide Prevention Resource Center 2003 Koenig 2009 Perlman, Neufeld et al. 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. 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. We found that religious affiliation does not necessarily protect against suicidal ideation, but does protect against suicide attempts. We systematically reviewed the literature on religion and suicide over the last ten years (89 articles) with a goal of identifying what specific dimensions of religion are associated with specific aspects of suicide. Research is complicated by the fact that there are many dimensions to religion (affiliation, participation, doctrine) and suicide (ideation, attempt, completion). Although religion is reported to be protective against suicide, the empirical evidence is inconsistent.
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