Eskin Mehmet
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Adnan Menderes University, Aydın, Turkey.
J Relig Health. 2017 Jun;56(3):817-827. doi: 10.1007/s10943-016-0217-8.
This study investigated the experience with and attitudes toward suicide and suicidality in 70 consenting imams serving in mosques in the province of Aydin which is located at the southwest part of Turkey. A self-report questionnaire was used to collect the data. Attitudes of imams to suicide and suicidality were compared with attitudes of male university students. Only 4 imams (5.7 %) reported having had suicidal thoughts in past, and none reported having attempted suicide. Almost 50 % said that someone in communities they serve has commited suicide and nearly 40 % reported leading funeral ceremony for someone who committed suicide. Majority of imams (64.3 %) were of the opinion that a funeral ceremony should be arranged for people who suicide and 87.1 % were of the opinion that people who suicide can be buried in a common cemetery, but only 21.4 % said that someone who attempted suicide can be appointed as imam. Compared to male medical students, imams saw suicide as an unacceptable option and those engaging in suicidal behavior to be punished after death. But they displayed socially accepting and helping reactions to an imagined close friend who attempted suicide. Therefore, it was concluded that imams might exhibit preventive reactions to suicide when they offer counseling for persons from their congregations during times of suicidal crises.
本研究调查了土耳其西南部艾登省70名同意参与的清真寺伊玛目对自杀及自杀倾向的经历和态度。采用自填式问卷收集数据。将伊玛目对自杀及自杀倾向的态度与男性大学生的态度进行比较。只有4名伊玛目（5.7%）报告曾有过自杀念头，无人报告曾尝试自杀。近50%的人表示他们所服务社区中有自杀者，近40%的人报告曾主持自杀者的葬礼。大多数伊玛目（64.3%）认为应为自杀者安排葬礼，87.1%的人认为自杀者可葬于公共墓地，但只有21.4%的人表示企图自杀者可被任命为伊玛目。与男性医学生相比，伊玛目认为自杀是不可接受的选择，有自杀行为者死后应受惩罚。但对于想象中一位企图自杀的密友，他们表现出了社会接纳和帮助的反应。因此得出结论，当伊玛目在自杀危机期间为会众中的人提供咨询时，他们可能会对自杀表现出预防反应。
