OBJECTIVE: A surprisingly high number of Americans seek clergy support for treatment of mental illness. However, little is known about how the clergy prepare for fulfilling this need or their beliefs regarding mental illness. This study examined the ability to recognize and treat mental illness among Hawaii's Protestant clergy. METHODS: Ninety-eight clergy members responded to the survey. RESULTS: Most (71%) reported feeling inadequately trained to recognize mental illness. The most common cause of mental illness that clergy members cited was medical (37%), yet when asked to comment on two case vignettes, many reported that they would provide counseling instead of referral. When referrals were made, 41% considered shared religious beliefs between parishioner and provider important, and 15% considered shared beliefs essential. CONCLUSIONS: These findings highlight the need for collaboration between mental health professionals and the clergy. Knowledge of a patient's belief system may help improve crisis interventions and treatment planning for religious patients.
OBJECTIVE: A surprisingly high number of Americans seek clergy support for treatment of mental illness. However, little is known about how the clergy prepare for fulfilling this need or their beliefs regarding mental illness. This study examined the ability to recognize and treat mental illness among Hawaii's Protestant clergy. METHODS: Ninety-eight clergy members responded to the survey. RESULTS: Most (71%) reported feeling inadequately trained to recognize mental illness. The most common cause of mental illness that clergy members cited was medical (37%), yet when asked to comment on two case vignettes, many reported that they would provide counseling instead of referral. When referrals were made, 41% considered shared religious beliefs between parishioner and provider important, and 15% considered shared beliefs essential. CONCLUSIONS: These findings highlight the need for collaboration between mental health professionals and the clergy. Knowledge of a patient's belief system may help improve crisis interventions and treatment planning for religious patients.
Authors: Greer Sullivan; Justin Hunt; Tiffany F Haynes; Keneshia Bryant; Ann M Cheney; Jeffrey M Pyne; Christina Reaves; Steve Sullivan; Caleb Lewis; Bonita Barnes; Michael Barnes; Cliff Hudson; Susan Jegley; Bridgette Larkin; Shane Russell; Penny White; LaNissa Gilmore; Sterling Claypoole; Johnny Smith; Ruth Richison Journal: Prog Community Health Partnersh Date: 2014
Authors: Vivianne Kovess-Masfety; Sara Evans-Lacko; David Williams; Laura Helena Andrade; Corina Benjet; Margreet Ten Have; Klaas Wardenaar; Elie G Karam; Ronny Bruffaerts; Jibril Abdumalik; Josep Maria Haro Abad; Silvia Florescu; Benjamin Wu; Peter De Jonge; Yasmina Altwaijri; Hristo Hinkov; Norito Kawakami; Jose Miguel Caldas-de-Almeida; Evelyn Bromet; Giovanni de Girolamo; José Posada-Villa; Ali Al-Hamzawi; Yueqin Huang; Chiyi Hu; Maria Carmen Viana; John Fayyad; Maria Elena Medina-Mora; Koen Demyttenaere; Jean-Pierre Lepine; Samuel Murphy; Miguel Xavier; Tadashi Takeshima; Oye Gureje Journal: Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol Date: 2016-11-02 Impact factor: 4.328