A espiritualidade no enfrentamento do suicídio

Abstract

Spirituality in coping with suicide is the theme of this dissertation. The hypothesis raised is that the absence of meaning in life presents itself as a motivating factor for suicidal ideation. To answer these questions, an exploratory bibliographic review was conducted, which brought together and discussed research generated in the areas of philosophy, anthropology, theology, sociology, medicine and psychology on the theme of spirituality, existential emptiness, meaning of life and suicide. This interdisciplinary approach favored the understanding of the theme of selfextermination with its multifactorial and highly complex characteristic. We conclude that although spirituality is not the only one, it is a way of finding meaning in life, it is an element of prevention of existential emptiness and despair, components of the picture of suicidal ideation. Current research seems to point to spirituality as an important factor for psychological well-being, resilience and protection from selfannihilation. There are several indications that allow us to infer that the involvement with spirituality is related to improving mental health; the greater the religious attitude, the greater the personal fulfillment; despair arises from not identifying meaning for existence, and that, the absence of meaning in life presents itself as motivating factor for suicidal ideation