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Posted By simmons on October 3, 2014

A study led by Tel Aviv University has claimed that adolescents who practice Judaism are less likely to commit suicide than their secular peers They claim that Jewish teens exhibit 45 per cent less suicide-risk behaviour In the research 620 Jewish teens were asked todefine their degree of religiosity as 'secular,' 'observant' or 'ultra-Orthodox' And it was found that those who weren't secular had less suicidal thoughts, despite still being depressed The researchers say this may be due to Judaism's prohibition on suicide By Jonathan O'Callaghan for MailOnline Published: 04:36 EST, 3 October 2014 | Updated: 06:20 EST, 3 October 2014 50 shares 20 View comments A study has claimed that religious Jewish teens exhibit less suicide-risk behaviour than their secular Jewish peers. The research suggests that observing Judaism helps to protect adolescents against suicide - despite still being depressed. The conclusion was drawn by surveying hundreds of adolescents and their mothers in Israel.

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Religious teenagers are at almost HALF the risk of their secular peers, study claims

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