Abstract
Neglect of Religious Issues in Scale-Based Assessment of Suicidal Patients
Kehoe N C~~Gutheil T G
The psychiatric literature suggests that religion & spiritual issues are significant & meaningful forces in the lives of patients with mental disorders, particularly when they confront suicide. Yet scales assessing suicidal risk almost entirely fail to consider religion & spirituality. The authors review a series of suicide rating scales to demonstrate this omission & suggest possible reasons for it. (31 refs.)