title: Religion and motion pictures' effects on reversing suicidal intentions: two case studies.
abstract: Case studies of two veterans contemplating suicide are described. Their suicidal intentions subsided as a result of a rekindling of their Christian faith. Although their Christian beliefs were awakened following their attendance at a motion picture, they both attributed the remission of their suicidal intentions to the practices of their Christian faith in their lives. Despite the favorable outcome, these findings are not generalizable to other cases.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Dependency Treatment Program, Veterans Affairs Central California Health Care System, University of California-San Francisco, USA. Hani.Khouzam2@med.va.gov
authors.forename: Hani Raoul
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Khouzam
authors.forename: Leonard
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Nestor
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Manzano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009040:Motion Pictures; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control*