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6th World Congress on
Mental Health, Psychiatry and Wellbeing
March 20-21, 2019 | New York, USA
Suicide, spirituality, and
religion: What are we
missing?
Dan Banos
California Southern University,
USA
NEWSTART Psychology &
Counselling, Australia
This research investigates
the current literature in
relation to aspects of religious
spirituality applicable to the field
of suicidology. This is a theoretical
study, that utilizes a hermeneutic
approach to apply religious
spirituality concepts to suicide
prevention, in line with the
Integrated Motivational-Volitional
(IMV) model. Applying the lens
of the IMV and Durkheim’s Social
Integration Theory, results are
extrapolated to an Australian
context. Due to the extrapolation
of results, findings are very
relevant to American cohorts.
This research’s findings provide
conceptual support for the
inclusion of religious spiritual
interventions in the assessment
and management of suicidality.
The themes of religious
spirituality as a protective factor,
and as an aspect relevant for
inclusion in clinical practice, are
significant. Specifically, aspects
of belief system and behavior
congruency, community and
belongingness, positive regard
for God, and coping mechanisms,
are identified as protective
factors against suicidality that are
significant. Likewise, the need for
clinician’s respect for the client’s
interpretation of their religious
spirituality, and the requirement
for therapists to be educated in
aspects of religious spirituality
in clinical interventions, are
significant aspects found in this
study. Recommendations for
further research and clinical
application are presented related
to the integration of religious
spirituality in the assessment,
management, and treatment of
suicidal clients.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EMERGENCYMENTAL HEALTH AND HUMAN RESILIENCE 2019, VOLUME 21
DOI: 10.4172/1522-4821-C2-030
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