The journal article ''A global perspective in the epidemiology of suicide'', published in the academic journal ''Suicidologi'', found that "At 25.6, the total suicide rate is markedly highest in [[atheist state|Atheist countries]] (e.g. China) which included in this analysis countries where religious observances had been prohibited for a long period of time (e.g. Albania)."<ref>{{cite journal|author=José Maoel Bertolote, Alexandra Fleischmann|year=2002|title=A global perspective in the epidemiology of suicide|journal=Suicidologi|volume=7|issue=2|url=https://www.iasp.info/pdf/papers/Bertolote.pdf}}</ref>
== Atheism and psychopathy ==
''See also:'' [[Atheism and psychopathy]]
A [[psychopath]] is someone with an anti-social [[personality disorder]] characterized by [[violent]], [[perverted]] or immoral behavior often leading to [[criminal]]ity. Psychopaths have little or no concern for other people. Some psychopaths equate [[love]] with sexual arousal.<ref>{{cite book |title=Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us |author=Robert D. Hare |publisher=Guilford Press |place=New York and London |year=2011 |pages=52 |isbn=978-16062-35782 |url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1606235788}}</ref>A few studies have found that there is a positive correlation of atheism and psychopathy (see: [[Atheism and psychopathy]].
== Atheism, autism, schizophrenia and genetic mutations ==