@article{ref1,
title="Between compassion and condemnation: A qualitative study of clergy views on suicide in Northern Ireland",
journal="Mental health, religion and culture",
year="2011",
author="Leavey, G. and Rondon, J. and McBride, P.",
volume="14",
number="1",
pages="65-74",
abstract="The suicide rate in Northern Ireland, particularly among young men has grown rapidly in recent years. A relatively religious society, compared to other UK European regions, a needs assessment of clergy's pastoral response to mental illness and suicide was undertaken as part of the suicide prevention strategy. We carried out in-depth interviews with 37 clergy from a range of Christian denominations. While a compassionate response to suicide by clergy was commonly advocated, made permissible by an attribution to mental illness, there remain some misgivings about a &quot;softer&quot; theological stance towards suicide. This article describes clergy explanatory models of suicide and discusses the issue of cognitive dissonance on this subject. © 2011 Taylor & Francis.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1367-4676",
doi="10.1080/13674676.2010.502523",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2010.502523"
}