Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
J Psychiatr Res. 2011 Jun;45(6):848-54. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2010.11.014. Epub 2011 Jan 7.
We present findings on the longitudinal relationships of religious worship attendance and seeking spiritual comfort with subsequent major depression, anxiety disorders and suicidal ideation/attempts using data from Waves 3 and 4 of the Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study (N = 1091). Respondents who attended religious services at least once per year had decreased odds of subsequent suicide attempts compared with those who did not attend religious services (AOR = 0.33, 95% CI: 0.13-0.84). Seeking spiritual comfort at baseline was associated with decreased odds of suicidal ideation (AOR = 0.55, 95% CI: 0.31-0.99). These finding were independent of the effects of the presence of the suicidal ideation/attempts, comorbid mental disorders, social supports and chronic physical conditions at baseline. These results suggest that religious attendance is possibly an independent protective factor against suicide attempts.
我们利用巴尔的摩流行病学抽样区研究（Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study）第 3 波和第 4 波的数据，呈现了关于宗教礼拜出席和寻求精神慰藉与随后的重度抑郁症、焦虑症和自杀意念/自杀企图之间的纵向关系的发现（N=1091）。与不参加宗教服务的人相比，每年至少参加一次宗教服务的受访者随后自杀企图的几率较低（优势比[OR]=0.33，95%置信区间[CI]：0.13-0.84）。基线时寻求精神慰藉与自杀意念几率降低相关（OR=0.55，95% CI：0.31-0.99）。这些发现独立于基线时存在自杀意念/自杀企图、共患精神障碍、社会支持和慢性身体状况的影响。这些结果表明，宗教出席可能是自杀企图的一个独立保护因素。
