Religious beliefs may reduce the negative effect of psychiatric disorders on age of onset of suicidal ideation among blacks in the United States
Objective: To evaluate the possible interaction between religious beliefs and psychiatric disorders among Black Americans. Methods: In this study, we used data of 5181 adult Black Americans who had participated in National Survey of American Life (NSAL) from February 2001 to June 2003. Variables su...
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doaj-8901aea3f0b54a5b9f0db7953d8927832020-11-24T22:24:44ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsInternational Journal of Preventive Medicine2008-78022008-82132012-01-0135358364Religious beliefs may reduce the negative effect of psychiatric disorders on age of onset of suicidal ideation among blacks in the United StatesShervin AssariMaryam Moghani LankaraniBabak MoazenObjective: To evaluate the possible interaction between religious beliefs and psychiatric disorders among Black Americans. Methods: In this study, we used data of 5181 adult Black Americans who had participated in National Survey of American Life (NSAL) from February 2001 to June 2003. Variables such as socio-demographics, religious beliefs, and psychiatric disorders were entered in a Cox regression to determine the possible interaction between psychiatric disorders (0, 1, ≥2) and the subjective religiosity on age of onset of suicidal thought among the participants. Main outcome was age of the first serious suicidal ideation. Results: A dose-dependent effect of number of psychiatric disorders on suicidal ideation was observed. Psychiatric disorders had a higher impact on age of suicidal ideation among those with low self-reported religiosity. Conclusion: Religious beliefs may buffer the effect of psychiatric disorders on suicidal thought. Blacks who are less religious and suffer psychiatric disorders are at the highest risk for early suicidal ideation.http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2012;volume=3;issue=5;spage=358;epage=364;aulast=AssariReligionsuicideAfrican Americansmental disorders |
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Religious beliefs may reduce the negative effect of psychiatric disorders on age of onset of suicidal ideation among blacks in the United States |
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Religious beliefs may reduce the negative effect of psychiatric disorders on age of onset of suicidal ideation among blacks in the United States |
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Religious beliefs may reduce the negative effect of psychiatric disorders on age of onset of suicidal ideation among blacks in the United States |
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Religious beliefs may reduce the negative effect of psychiatric disorders on age of onset of suicidal ideation among blacks in the United States |
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Religious beliefs may reduce the negative effect of psychiatric disorders on age of onset of suicidal ideation among blacks in the United States |
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religious beliefs may reduce the negative effect of psychiatric disorders on age of onset of suicidal ideation among blacks in the united states |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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International Journal of Preventive Medicine |
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2008-7802 2008-8213 |
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Objective: To evaluate the possible interaction between religious beliefs and psychiatric disorders among Black Americans.
Methods: In this study, we used data of 5181 adult Black Americans who had participated in National Survey of American Life (NSAL) from February 2001 to June 2003. Variables such as socio-demographics, religious beliefs, and psychiatric disorders were entered in a Cox regression to determine the possible interaction between psychiatric disorders (0, 1, ≥2) and the subjective religiosity on age of onset of suicidal thought among the participants. Main outcome was age of the first serious suicidal ideation.
Results: A dose-dependent effect of number of psychiatric disorders on suicidal ideation was observed. Psychiatric disorders had a higher impact on age of suicidal ideation among those with low self-reported religiosity.
Conclusion: Religious beliefs may buffer the effect of psychiatric disorders on suicidal thought. Blacks who are less religious and suffer psychiatric disorders are at the highest risk for early suicidal ideation. |
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Religion suicide African Americans mental disorders |
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