@article{ref1,
title="Reformed pietists: higher risk for suicide? A retrospective cohort study on the incidence of suicides in a Christian institute for mental health care",
journal="Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie",
year="2019",
author="de Lely, A. A. and Schaap-Jonker, H. and Braam, A. W.",
volume="61",
number="12",
pages="837-844",
abstract="BACKGROUND: In scientific literature, active commitment to a religious community is considered to be a protective factor against suicidal behavior. However, it is assumed that this protective effect does not apply to 'reformed pietists' or strict Calvinists, an orthodox-protestant group in the Netherlands.<br/> AIM: To explore whether the incidence of suicide is higher among reformed pietists than among other Christian patients of Eleos, a Dutch christian institute for mental health care.<br/> METHOD: A retrospective cohort study was conducted over the period 2000-2017. All evaluating reports, which were written after a suicide, were analyzed.<br/> RESULTS: In the period 2000-2017 28 evident suicides were committed. The number of suicides among reformed pietistic patients was about 10 times lower than among other Christian patients.<br/> CONCLUSION: The assumption that reformed pietists run a relatively high risk for suicide does not have adequate grounds. In case of risk assessment, reformed pietistic affiliation might be considered to be more a protecting than a risk-increasing factor for suicide.<p /> <p>Language: nl</p>",
language="nl",
issn="0303-7339",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}