| Literature DB >> 33385290 |
Olivia Shadid1, Heather Chancellor McIntosh2, Krista Kezbers3, Chris Snyder4, Bryan Touchet4.
Abstract
This study aimed to examine the effects of advice from religious/spiritual leaders and friends/family of a religious/spiritual person with mental health struggles on treatment-seeking. A survey was administered to adult patients of a university-affiliated psychiatric clinic in the Midwest. Participants whose friends/family members' advice conflicted with their psychiatrist's advice were six times more likely to delay seeking mental health treatment (OR: 6.09, 95% CI: 1.37, 27.01). Conflict between religious/spiritual leader's advice and psychiatrist's advice had a significant effect on delay in seeking mental health treatment (OR: 11.73, 95% CI: 2.21, 62.14), with an average delay of just over two years.Entities:
Keywords: Conflicting advice; Mental health; Religiosity; Spirituality; Treatment-seeking
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Year: 2021 PMID: 33385290 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-020-01132-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Relig Health ISSN: 0022-4197