Department of Psychology, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
Centre for Suicide and Violence Research-CSVR, Ghana, CSVR, Accra, Ghana.
BMC Psychiatry. 2023 Mar 30;23(1):219. doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-04674-3.
Religion performs a doubled edged role in a suicide crisis. On the one hand, it elicits empathic responses towards suicidal persons. On the other, it condemns and shames them. Although there is evidence that religion promotes better health and general wellbeing, little attention has been given to its role in recovery, especially after a suicide attempt. The current study explored how religion facilitated recovery among suicide attempt survivors.
Using a semi-structured interview guide, we interviewed suicide attempt survivors who had attended a psychiatric unit. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data.
Ten suicide attempters were interviewed, six females and four males. Three major themes were identified: Reasons in context, Religion in the recovery process and Renewed commitment to religious rituals/practices.
The role of religion in suicide prevention as a resource, is a complex one. Suicide preventionists need to carefully guide and gauge their prevention efforts in context where religion is rife to provide suicide attempt survivors the most effective religious resource in their recovery trajectory.
宗教在自杀危机中扮演着双重角色。一方面，它会引发人们对自杀者的同情反应。另一方面，它又谴责和羞辱他们。尽管有证据表明宗教可以促进更好的健康和整体幸福感，但很少有人关注宗教在康复中的作用，尤其是在自杀未遂之后。本研究探讨了宗教如何促进自杀未遂幸存者的康复。
使用半结构化访谈指南，我们采访了曾在精神病科就诊的自杀未遂幸存者。采用主题分析方法对数据进行分析。
共采访了 10 名自杀未遂者，其中 6 名女性，4 名男性。确定了三个主要主题：背景下的原因、恢复过程中的宗教以及对宗教仪式/实践的重新承诺。
宗教作为一种资源在预防自杀方面的作用是复杂的。自杀预防工作者需要在宗教盛行的背景下谨慎地指导和衡量他们的预防工作，为自杀未遂幸存者在康复过程中提供最有效的宗教资源。
