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https://read.qxmd.com/read/37938413/should-physician-assisted-suicide-or-euthanasia-be-legalized-in-the-united-states-a-medically-informed-perspective
#21
JOURNAL ARTICLE
W Craig Fowler, Harold G Koenig
There is a pressing debate in the United States concerning the implied physicians' obligation to do no harm and the status of legalizing physician-assisted suicide (PAS). Key issues that underpin the debate are important to consider. These include: (1) foundational medical beginnings; (2) euthanasia's historical and legal background context; and (3) the key arguments held by those for and against legalization of PAS. This paper reviews the major claims made by proponents for the legalization of PAS and the associated complexities and concerns that help underscore the importance of conscience freedoms...
November 8, 2023: Journal of Religion and Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37922504/sanctity-of-life-or-god-s-command-investigating-religious-determinants-of-attitudes-toward-three-cases-of-unnatural-death-capital-punishment-abortion-and-euthanasia
#22
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Soheil Sabriseilabi
Whether individuals may decide to end other people's or their own lives has always been a matter of ethical and social debate. The current research explores attitudes toward three cases of unnatural death: capital punishment, abortion, and euthanasia. One considerable factor that shapes individuals' attitudes toward human intervention in death is religion. This paper argues that religion causes significant changes in individuals' mindsets toward human intervention in the death process. Therefore, the present research examines how religion affects attitudes toward the death penalty, abortion, and euthanasia...
November 3, 2023: Omega
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37862288/suicidality-among-university-students-in-the-eastern-mediterranean-region-a-systematic-review
#23
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Hasti Fadakar, Jane Kim, Lauren C Saunders, Mostafa M Kamel, Mohsen Kianpoor, Arash Hoseyni Moghadam, Dianah Hayati, Noor Ramadhan, Tala Maragha, Maximilian Meyer, Kerry Jang, Reinhard M Krausz
The prevalence of suicide attempts and suicidal ideation among university students is a global concern. Cultural values, social determinants, religion, and especially growing stress all play an important role in this. This systematic review aimed to identify potential protective and risk factors thought to be associated with suicidal ideation among students in the Eastern Mediterranean region and highlight the importance of developing an effective health care response. MEDLINE, CINAHL, Embase, PsycINFO, WHO Global Health Library, IMEMR, Web of Science Core Collections and Farsi and Arabic databases were searched for papers in English, Farsi, and Arabic...
2023: PLOS Glob Public Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37815741/reincarnation-beliefs-and-suicidality-social-individual-and-theological-factors
#24
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Michael Prazak, Rachel Bacigalupi, Kimberly Adams
Among African tribes, Inuit, the Druze, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, a diversity of attitudes toward suicide exists. The meaning of suicide appears to be largely a reflection of the impact of the death on friends, family, and the broader community; the circumstances of the individual within their community; and the specific religious implications of suicide. The interpersonal impact is seen as consisting of the material impact of suicide; the spiritual and emotional burden endured by the community; and norms related to suicide...
October 10, 2023: Journal of Religion and Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37780774/understanding-mental-health-conditions-and-key-coping-strategies-utilized-during-major-lockdowns-in-the-caribbean-based-on-google-trends-searches
#25
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Richard Ramsawak, Preeya Mohan, Gerard Hutchinson
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted countries to implement extended Shelter in Place Orders (SIPOs) to restrict population movement and mitigate community spread. While these lockdown measures may be effective in containing the virus, they can substantially impact the population's well-being, potentially undermining their overall welfare. This study investigates whether major lockdowns implemented in the Caribbean produced differential changes in mental health among key English-Speaking Caribbean countries. More importantly, unlike past studies, we examine key coping strategies persons utilize during major lockdowns...
October 2023: Heliyon
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37773487/childhood-adversity-and-passive-suicidal-ideation-in-later-life-in-the-united-states-does-religious-attendance-matter
#26
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Jong Hyun Jung, Haena Lee
This study examines whether adverse childhood experiences are associated with passive suicidal ideation in later life and whether religious attendance moderates this association among U.S. older adults. To this end, logistic regression analyses were conducted using data from the 2016 Health and Retirement Study. The results show that poor childhood health, lack of parental affection, and childhood trauma are all positively associated with passive suicidal ideation in later life. However, religious attendance modifies the association between childhood health and passive suicidal ideation...
September 29, 2023: Journal of Religion and Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37768474/suicide-among-monotheistic-religions-between-sacrifice-honour-and-power
#27
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Amadeusz Citlak
This article discusses the problem of suicide in monotheistic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), focusing on their early existence and considering the original contribution of Christianity. The first part presents the main theses of E. Durkheim on altruistic suicide and the concept of honour. This provides an opportunity to examine the problem of suicide in monotheistic religions from a more comprehensive perspective and recognise a certain specificity of suicide that was absent in altrusitic suicide...
September 28, 2023: Journal of Religion and Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37717852/mental-health-at-religious-and-non-religious-universities-examining-the-role-of-student-religiousness-and-sexual-gender-minority-identity
#28
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W Justin Dyer, Jenet J Erickson
BACKGROUND: Religiousness is often related to positive mental health for university students. Yet this may not hold for sexual and gender minority (SGM) students at religious universities. Some studies find religiousness protective for SGM students, some find no relationship, and some find religiousness a risk. METHODS: Using the Healthy Minds data (n = 135,344) student mental health (suicide ideation and anxiety) was compared across religious universities (Catholic, evangelical, and "Other Christian") and nonreligious universities, examining moderation by student religiousness and SGM identity...
September 15, 2023: Journal of Affective Disorders
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37707768/faith-based-organizations-support-of-veteran-congregants-at-risk-for-mental-health-conditions-and-suicide-a-qualitative-study-of-clergy-experiences-in-los-angeles-county
#29
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Susana Santiago, Jonathan Yahalom, Donna Ames, Marek S Kopacz, Heidi M Weinreich, Zachary Erickson, Sergii Sakhno, Therese Van Hoof, Alison B Hamilton, Harold G Koenig, Brandon C Yarns
Faith-based organizations (FBOs) are often "gatekeepers" to mental health care for congregants at risk of mental illness and suicide, especially U.S. military Veterans, but data to inform better collaboration are needed. We conducted focus groups with clergy in Los Angeles County to understand the mental health support FBOs provide and barriers to collaboration with the mental healthcare system. Clergy detailed strategies used to support the mental health of Veteran congregants. Barriers included stigma, limits in clergy training, and incomplete knowledge about community and VA mental health resources...
September 14, 2023: Journal of Religion and Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37702852/is-irreligion-a-risk-factor-for-suicidality-findings-from-the-nashville-stress-and-health-study
#30
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Colton L Daniels, Christopher G Ellison, Reed T DeAngelis, Katherine Klee
Suicide is a public health problem and one of the leading causes of death in the United States. Research exploring the linkages between religion and spirituality has received intermittent attention. Data was derived from the Nashville Stress and Health Study (2011-2014), a cross-sectional probability survey of black and white adults from Davidson County, Tennessee (n = 1252). Results indicate that those with no perceived belief in divine control had a higher likelihood of suicidality. This study provides a fresh perspective on the links between religious factors and suicidality by (a) considering multiple religious and spiritual domains and (b) focusing on the association between irreligion and suicidality...
September 13, 2023: Journal of Religion and Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37679519/moral-injury-is-a-risk-factor-for-substance-use-and-suicidality-among-us-military-veterans-with-and-without%C3%A2-traumatic-brain-injury
#31
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Justin T McDaniel, Ryan Redner, Wasantha Jayawardene, Jolie Haun, John Clapp, Dunren Che, Karen Renzaglia, Dania Abou-Jabal
A national survey of United States veterans was conducted, yielding 252 veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and 1235 veterans without TBI. Participants were asked questions about moral injury, suicidality, substance use, and other sociodemographic variables. Multivariable linear regression analysis was used to examine the previously described relationships. Increasing severity of moral injury was associated with higher scores on the substance use tool (b = 0.02, p = 0...
September 7, 2023: Journal of Religion and Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37650385/death-anxiety-in-the-context-of-religion-personality-and-life-meanings
#32
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Paraskevi Mavrogiorgou, Burhan Akinci, Norbert Murer, Simone Efkemann, Erhan Akinci, Luc Turmes, Georg Juckel
Previous studies on the context between death anxiety and religion do not provide any clear evidence regarding "anxiety buffer" function. In this explorative study, death anxiety and attitude to death were determined in the context of mood, personality and meaning of life among groups of Muslims ( n = 60) and Christian Protestants ( n = 60). Death anxiety and attitude to death were assessed using the Bochum questionnaire for recording death anxiety and attitudes to death. Death anxiety was mild to moderate in our healthy Participants of Muslim and Christian faith...
August 31, 2023: Omega
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37642766/the-prohibition-of-suicide-and-its-theological-rationale-in-catholic-moral-and-canonical-tradition-origins-and-development
#33
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Stanisław Adamiak, Jan Dohnalik
This paper analyzes the nuances of the Roman Catholic Church's opposition to suicide. First, we analyze biblical suicide cases, showing that these were not usually met with clear condemnation. Next, we show the development of the Roman Catholic Church's moral teachings, with special attention to Augustine. The canon law of the Middle Ages still made some distinctions regarding motivation, but at this point, Roman Catholic funerals started to be refused to those having committed suicide as discouragement to others...
August 29, 2023: Journal of Religion and Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37612485/pilot-evaluation-of-the-online-chaplains-care-program-enhancing-skills-for-united-states-military-suicide-intervention-practices-and-care
#34
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Su Yeon Lee-Tauler, Joseph Grammer, Jessica M LaCroix, Adam K Walsh, Sandra Elizabeth Clark, Kathryn J Holloway, Ramya Sundararaman, Chaplain K Madison Carter, Chaplain Bruce Crouterfield, Chaplain Gregory R Hazlett, Chaplain Robert M Hess, Chaplain John M Miyahara, Chaplain Charles E Varsogea, Chaplain Christilene Whalen, Marjan Ghahramanlou-Holloway
Chaplains frequently serve as first responders for United States military personnel experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviors. The Chaplains-CARE Program, a self-paced, e-learning course grounded in suicide-focused cognitive behavioral therapy principles, was tailored for United States military chaplains to enhance their suicide intervention skills. A pilot program evaluation gathered 76 Department of Defense (DoD), Veterans Affairs (VA), and international military chaplain learners' responses. Most learners indicated that the course was helpful, easy to use, relevant, applicable, and that they were likely to recommend it to other chaplains...
August 23, 2023: Journal of Religion and Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37592186/examining-the-association-between-moral-injury-and-suicidal-behavior-in-military-populations-a-systematic-review
#35
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Nikki Jamieson, Lindsay B Carey, Anthony Jamieson, Myfanwy Maple
The increasing number of suicides among military populations cannot be fully accounted for by conventional risk factors like Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). As a result, researchers and theorists propose that delving into the concept of Moral Injury could offer a more comprehensive understanding of the phenomenon of suicide. Moral Injury is not currently a recognized mental health disorder but can be associated with PTSD. Moral Injury is a multi-dimensional issue that profoundly affects emotional, psychological, behavioral, social, and spiritual well-being...
August 17, 2023: Journal of Religion and Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37405584/a-proposed-pastoral-response-to-the-increase-in-the-number-of-suicide-cases-in-the-philippines-during-the-covid-19-pandemic
#36
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Ivan Efreaim A Gozum, Joselito G Gutierrez
This paper aims to provide a pastoral response to the increase in the number of suicides in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper will look into the reasons and statistics related to suicide since there was a sudden spike in number during the pandemic. The See-Discern-Act method is used in this study so that the current social issue will be viewed from the teachings of the Church. First, we will discuss the reports on the cases of mental health issues. This issue has alarmed several professionals that focus on protecting one's mental health...
July 5, 2023: Journal of Religion and Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37390331/exploring-the-bereavement-experience-due-to-covid-19-death-among-arabs-in-israel
#37
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Anwar Khatib, Fareeda Abo-Rass, Ahmad Khatib
This study examined the experience of bereavement because of COVID-19 among the Arab minority in Israel, based on the two-track model of grief, using a qualitative approach. The data was collected in an in-depth interview with 34 participants representing the three religions in the Arab population in Israel, approximately 1 year after the loss occurred. The findings revealed that most participants reported returning to their previous function almost completely, exclusively in the field of work. However, they reported decreased social functioning and feelings of loneliness and sadness, and some reported manifestations of active and traumatic grief...
June 30, 2023: Omega
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37325428/double-effect-donation-or-bodily-respect-a-third-way-response-to-camosy-and-vukov
#38
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Anthony McCarthy, Helen Watt
Is it possible to donate unpaired vital organs, foreseeing but not intending one's own death? We argue that this is indeed psychologically possible, and thus far agree with Charles Camosy and Joseph Vukov in their recent paper on "double effect donation." Where we disagree with these authors is that we see double-effect donation not as a morally praiseworthy act akin to martyrdom but as a morally impermissible act that necessarily disrespects human bodily integrity. Respect for bodily integrity goes beyond avoiding the aim to kill: not all side effects of deliberate bodily interventions can be outweighed by intended benefits for another even if the subject fully consents...
May 2023: Linacre Quarterly
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37311213/posthumous-organ-donation-in-islam-christianity-and-judaism-how-religious-beliefs-shape-the-decision-to-donate
#39
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mahdi Tarabeih, Ibtisam Marey-Sarwan, Aliza Amiel, Wasef Na'amnih
Evidence indicates that the religious beliefs of patients, potential donors, family members, and healthcare professionals play an important role in deciding to donate an organ. We aim to summarize the religious views of Christians, Muslims, and Jews on organ donation contributing to the decision-making process. Different approaches to this topic worldwide are presented, providing helpful information for medical professionals. A literature review was conducted regarding the view of Israel's leadership of the three largest religions on organ transplantation...
June 13, 2023: Omega
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37297606/pre-and-post-pandemic-religiosity-and-mental-health-outcomes-a-prospective-study
#40
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Connie Svob, Eleanor Murphy, Priya J Wickramaratne, Marc J Gameroff, Ardesheer Talati, Milenna T van Dijk, Tenzin Yangchen, Myrna M Weissman
Relatively few studies have prospectively examined the effects of known protective factors, such as religion, on pandemic-related outcomes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the pre- and post-pandemic trajectories and psychological effects of religious beliefs and religious attendance. Male and female adults ( N = 189) reported their beliefs in religious importance ( RI ) and their religious attendance ( RA ) both before ( T1 ) and after ( T2 ) the pandemic's onset. Descriptive and regression analyses were used to track RI and RA from T1 to T2 and to test their effects on psychological outcomes at T1 and T2...
May 30, 2023: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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