Religious Beliefs May Reduce the Negative Effect of Psychiatric Disorders on Age of Onset of Suicidal Ideation among Blacks in the United States.

Rate of suicide has shown an increasing trend over the last half century.[ 1 ] This results in about 20 million years of lost life,[ 2 ] which means huge economic burden to society and families.[ 1 ] These have increased the need for attention of public health officials to suicide as one of the most important health problems in the world.

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