Beliefs About Etiology and Treatment of Mental Illness Among Korean Presbyterian Pastors

被引:5
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作者
Yamada, Ann-Marie [1 ]
Lee, Karen Kyeunghae [2 ]
Kim, Min Ah [3 ]
Moine, Megan [1 ]
Oh, Hans [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Southern Calif, USC Suzanne Dworak Peck Sch Social Work, Dept Adult Mental Hlth & Wellness, 669 West 34th St,Room 102C, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA
[2] Calif State Univ Fullerton, Dept Social Work, Fullerton, CA 92634 USA
[3] Myongji Univ, Dept Social Welf, Seoul, South Korea
来源
JOURNAL OF RELIGION & HEALTH | 2019年 / 58卷 / 03期
关键词
Spiritual care; Survey methods; Christian clergy; Causal attributions; Psychiatry; Mental health service disparities; HEALTH-SERVICES; CLERGY; PERSPECTIVES; IMMIGRANT; AMERICANS; CHURCH; INTERVENTION; PERCEPTIONS; DEPRESSION; ATTITUDES;
D O I
10.1007/s10943-018-0720-1
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
This descriptive study explored pastors' beliefs about etiology and treatment of mental illness. Surveys were completed by mail by 202 Korean and Euro-American Presbyterian clergy. Nearly one-third of Korean pastors viewed bad parenting and demon possession as very important causes of mental illness, in contrast to the more than two-thirds of Euro-American pastors who viewed genetics and chemical imbalances as the most important causes. Compared with their Euro-American counterparts, Korean pastors soundly endorsed spiritual treatment of mental illness. The findings of this study suggest the value of understanding the views of pastors working with populations that underutilize formal mental health services.
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页码:870 / 880
页数:11
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