Abstract

ANDRADE, Maria Betânia Tinti de; FELIPE, Andriana Olimpia Barbosa; VEDANA, Kelly Graziani Giacchero  and  SCORSOLINI-COMIN, Fabio. The nexus between religiosity/spirituality and suicidal behavior in young people. SMAD, Rev. Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool Drog. (Ed. port.) [online]. 2020, vol.16, n.4, pp. 109-121. ISSN 1806-6976.  http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.smad.2020.169257.

OBJECTIVE: to evaluate the scientific evidence regarding the relationship between religiosity/spirituality (R/S) and suicidal behavior. METHOD: an integrative literature review study, conducted in the following databases: LILACS, PubMed and CINAHL, from January 2011 to February 2020. A total of 1,044 articles were identified, of which seven were included in the study. RESULTS: quantitative studies (71.4%), carried out with university students (57.14%), which investigated religion (71.43%) and different dimensions of suicidal behavior (85.7%) predominated. Most of the studies portrayed the benefits of religion and spirituality, even if indirectly in the lives of young people and pointed to the protective effects of R/S in relation to suicidal behavior. CONCLUSION: R/S can be an important factor for adolescents and young adults that deserve to be explored in investigations and actions that strengthen the protective factors against suicidal behavior and allow for an increase in mental health literacy among religious leaderships.

Keywords : Spirituality; Religion; Adolescent; Young Adult; Attempted Suicide; Suicidal Ideation.

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