TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Between compassion and condemnation: A qualitative study of clergy views on suicide in Northern Ireland
JO  - Mental health, religion and culture
A1  - Leavey, G.
A1  - Rondon, J.
A1  - McBride, P.
SP  - 65
EP  - 74
VL  - 14
IS  - 1
N2  - 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 "softer" 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1367-4676
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2010.502523
ID  - ref1
ER  -