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Suicidal behavior and spiritual functioning in a sample of Veterans diagnosed with PTSD
BACKGROUND: Spiritual well-being has been lauded to exert a protective effect against suicidal behavior. This study examines the characteristics of spiritual functioning and their association with a self-reported history of suicidal thoughts and behavior in a sample of Veterans being treated for pos...
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Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4729329/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26353986 http://dx.doi.org/10.5249/jivr.v8i1.728 |
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author | Kopacz, Marek S. Currier, Joseph M. Drescher, Kent D. Pigeon, Wilfred R. |
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description | BACKGROUND: Spiritual well-being has been lauded to exert a protective effect against suicidal behavior. This study examines the characteristics of spiritual functioning and their association with a self-reported history of suicidal thoughts and behavior in a sample of Veterans being treated for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). METHODS: The sample includes 472 Veterans admitted to a PTSD Residential Rehabilitation Program. Measures included the Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness and Spirituality, PTSD Checklist – Military Version, Combat Experiences Scale, and individual items pertaining to history of suicidal thoughts and attempts, spiritual practices, and select demographics. RESULTS: Problems with forgiveness and negative religious coping were uniquely associated with suicide risk, above and beyond age, gender, or ethnicity, combat exposure, and severity of PTSD symptomatology. Organizational religiousness was associated with decreased risk for thinking about suicide in the presence of these covariates. Daily spiritual experiences were inversely associated with suicidal thoughts. Differences in spirituality factors did not distinguish Veterans with both suicidal ideation and prior attempts from those who had ideations absent any prior attempts. CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest that enhanced or diminished spiritual functioning is associated with suicidal thoughts and attempts among Veterans dealing with PTSD. |
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spelling | pubmed-47293292016-01-27 Suicidal behavior and spiritual functioning in a sample of Veterans diagnosed with PTSD Kopacz, Marek S. Currier, Joseph M. Drescher, Kent D. Pigeon, Wilfred R. J Inj Violence Res Injury &Violence BACKGROUND: Spiritual well-being has been lauded to exert a protective effect against suicidal behavior. This study examines the characteristics of spiritual functioning and their association with a self-reported history of suicidal thoughts and behavior in a sample of Veterans being treated for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). METHODS: The sample includes 472 Veterans admitted to a PTSD Residential Rehabilitation Program. Measures included the Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness and Spirituality, PTSD Checklist – Military Version, Combat Experiences Scale, and individual items pertaining to history of suicidal thoughts and attempts, spiritual practices, and select demographics. RESULTS: Problems with forgiveness and negative religious coping were uniquely associated with suicide risk, above and beyond age, gender, or ethnicity, combat exposure, and severity of PTSD symptomatology. Organizational religiousness was associated with decreased risk for thinking about suicide in the presence of these covariates. Daily spiritual experiences were inversely associated with suicidal thoughts. Differences in spirituality factors did not distinguish Veterans with both suicidal ideation and prior attempts from those who had ideations absent any prior attempts. CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest that enhanced or diminished spiritual functioning is associated with suicidal thoughts and attempts among Veterans dealing with PTSD. Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences 2016-01 /pmc/articles/PMC4729329/ /pubmed/26353986 http://dx.doi.org/10.5249/jivr.v8i1.728 Text en Copyright © 2016, KUMS http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Injury &Violence Kopacz, Marek S. Currier, Joseph M. Drescher, Kent D. Pigeon, Wilfred R. Suicidal behavior and spiritual functioning in a sample of Veterans diagnosed with PTSD |
title | Suicidal behavior and spiritual functioning in a sample of Veterans diagnosed with PTSD |
title_full | Suicidal behavior and spiritual functioning in a sample of Veterans diagnosed with PTSD |
title_fullStr | Suicidal behavior and spiritual functioning in a sample of Veterans diagnosed with PTSD |
title_full_unstemmed | Suicidal behavior and spiritual functioning in a sample of Veterans diagnosed with PTSD |
title_short | Suicidal behavior and spiritual functioning in a sample of Veterans diagnosed with PTSD |
title_sort | suicidal behavior and spiritual functioning in a sample of veterans diagnosed with ptsd |
topic | Injury &Violence |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4729329/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26353986 http://dx.doi.org/10.5249/jivr.v8i1.728 |
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