Abstract
Suicide is a significant public health concern. Suicidal behavior remains highly prevalent among people living with HIV (PLHIV). In addition to the risk factors for committing suicide, it is important to know the factors contributing to preventing suicide. Although previous studies claim that spirituality is considered a protective factor against suicide, it is still understudied in HIV-positive patients.
Highlights
Suicide is a significant public health concern
We reviewed clinical studies evaluating the potential effect of spirituality in suicide prevention among people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Pubmed and Embase
In the present review, spirituality may be considered a protective factor for suicide among PLHIV
Summary
The present review sheds light on the possible association between spirituality and suicidality among people living with HIV/AIDS. There are few studies, we found that spirituality may be considered a protective factor for suicidal behavior among HIV-positive patients. In depressed patients, assessing individual spiritual beliefs and supporting spiritual striving may be a useful complement to standard therapy for depression [12] It could impact the suicidal behavior prevention of adults living with HIV/AIDS [12]. As spirituality is considered a protective factor for suicide behavior, spiritual interventions could be implications in suicide prevention in PLWH. In this regard, few publications have described interventions involving spirituality to improve HIV-related outcomes [21,22]. Potential mechanisms through which spirituality would impact better health outcomes and lower suicide rates among PLHIV require more studies
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