Clergy Referral of Suicidal Individuals: A Qualitative Study

Mason, Karen; Polischuk, Pablo; Pendleton, Raymond; Bousa, Elizabeth; Good, Rebekah; Wines, James D.

doi:10.1177/154230501106500304

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“…Therefore, clergymen can be the first ones to help these distressed individuals. These people, along with health professionals play a critical role in preventing suicide attempts (46,47).…”

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What Protects Adolescents from Suicidal Attempt: A Qualitative Study

2017

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Background: Suicidal attempts are common among adolescents around the world. Many countries have taken measures to reduce the high incidence of suicidal attempts and prevent people from killing themselves. They also provide care to accelerate the process of recovery among those who have attempted suicide. Objectives: The aim of this study was to qualitatively evaluate the protective factors against suicidal attempts among adolescents who recently did so.

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“…Therefore, clergymen can be the first ones to help these distressed individuals. These people, along with health professionals play a critical role in preventing suicide attempts (46,47).…”

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confidence: 99%

What Protects Adolescents from Suicidal Attempt: A Qualitative Study

2017

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“…In Mason et al. 's, study, they also found that clergy only refer 10% of help‐seekers to mental health providers. Additional research has shown that older adults are especially likely to seek help from their clergy for suicide, rather than a doctor (Weaver & Koenig, ).…”

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“…These views, as with conservatism, may lead to a stigmatization of help‐seeking for suicidality and reduce help‐seeking behavior. Additionally, a small qualitative study found that 25% of Christian individuals who seek help for mental health issues reach out to their clergy, rather than directly to mental health resources (Mason et al., ). In Mason et al.…”

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Help‐seeking Behavior in Socially Conservative and Christian Suicide Decedents

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Objective The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between religious affiliation, political beliefs, and lifetime mental health help‐seeking behavior in a sample of suicide decedents. We hypothesized that Christian decedents would be less likely to have sought help than non‐Christians, and socially conservative individuals would be less likely to have sought help than socially liberal or moderate individuals. Method Smaller samples (N = 147 for political analyses, N = 218 for religion analyses) were drawn from a larger sample of 267 suicide decedents, for whom data were collected from loss survivors. Results Logistic regression analyses showed that Christian and non‐Christian individuals did not differ significantly in help‐seeking behavior prior to death by suicide. Individuals who identified as socially liberal were significantly more likely to have sought mental health care than were individuals who identified as socially conservative. Conclusions This is the first study to examine the association between social conservatism and a lack of help‐seeking behavior. These findings show the importance of implementing interventions to increase help‐seeking behavior for suicidality within demographic groups that stigmatize help‐seeking behavior, specifically socially conservative individuals. They also stress the importance of suicide prevention tactics that do not require disclosing suicidal intent within these groups.

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“…[18][19] This has led pastoral care providers to assume a unique role in the continuum of healthcare services provided to service members and Veterans. The US Department of Defense (DoD) / VA Integrated Mental Health Strategy stresses partnerships with other clinicians, including pastoral care providers.…”

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