Abstract:
The purpose of the present study was to investigate attitudes toward suicide
and suicide prevention among psychology students in Ghana by means of
a qualitative analysis of open-ended questions about causes of suicide and
how suicide best can be prevented. The students mainly saw the causes as
intra-personal and almost all of them believed that suicide can be prevented.
The results indicated a huge impact of religion on the attitudes toward suicide
as well as some lack of distinction between their religious and professional
roles and responsibilities.