An Exploratory Qualitative Analysis of the Stanford-Templeton Convenings on Islam and Suicide

• Published in: Journal of religion and health Vol. 63; no. 2; pp. 954 - 967
• Main Authors: Awaad, Rania, Quadri, Yasmeen, Sifat, Munjireen, Elzamzamy, Khalid, Suleiman, Kamal, Rehman, Obaid, Husain, Amina, Abdelrehim, Amira, Rushdi, Rufaida, Belanger, Chelsea C., Hill, Terrence D., Koenig, Harold G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.04.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aging; Bilingualism; Clinical Psychology; Humans; Interdisciplinary aspects; Interviews; Islam; Islamic law; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Mental disorders; Mental health; Muslims; Original Paper; Public Health; Religion; Religious Studies; Suicide; Suicides & suicide attempts; Theology; Religion; Islam; Suicide; Muslim; Mental health
• ISSN: 0022-4197; 1573-6571
• DOI: 10.1007/s10943-023-01986-2

For over 70 years, studies have reported lower rates of completed suicide in Muslim-majority countries and individuals who identify as Muslim. To this point, the mechanisms underlying the relationship between Islam and lower risk of suicide remain understudied. In an effort to advance our understanding, we convened a bilingual international interdisciplinary panel of experts for a discussion of the current state and future directions of the field. In this paper, we present an exploratory qualitative analysis of the core themes that emerged from the group interviews. We also derive a general theoretical model of the association between Islam and suicide risk.