TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Reformed pietists: higher risk for suicide? A retrospective cohort study on the incidence of suicides in a Christian institute for mental health care
JO  - Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie
A1  - de Lely, A. A.
A1  - Schaap-Jonker, H.
A1  - Braam, A. W.
SP  - 837
EP  - 844
VL  - 61
IS  - 12
N2  - 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>
LA  - nl
SN  - 0303-7339
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -