Suicide and religion.

نویسنده

  • Christopher C H Cook
چکیده

Much of the evidence that religion provides a protective factor against completed suicide comes from cross-sectional studies. This issue of the Journal includes a report of a new prospective study. An understanding of the relationship between spirituality, religion and suicide is important in assessing and caring for those at risk.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science

دوره 204  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014