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Mental health issues among clergy and other religious professionals: a review of research.

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Weaver, AJ; Flannelly, KJ; Larson, DB; Stapleton, CL; Koenig, HG
Published in: J Pastoral Care Counsel
2002

The authors reviewed the literature on mental health issues among clergy and other religious professionals, using electronic searches of databases of medical (Medline), nursing (CINAHL), psychology (PsycINFO), religious (ATLA), and sociological research (Sociofile). The existing research indicates the Protestant clergy report higher levels of occupational stress than Catholic priests, brothers, or sisters. Catholic sisters repeatedly reported the lowest work-related stress, whereas women rabbis reported the highest stress levels in various studies. Occupational stress appears to be a source of family stress among Protestant clergy--a factor which clergy and their spouses believe the denominational leadership should address. High levels of stress also have been found to be associated with sexual misconduct among clergy. The authors make several recommendations based on these and other findings they report in their review.

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J Pastoral Care Counsel

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ISSN

1542-3050

Publication Date

2002

Volume

56

Issue

4

Start / End Page

393 / 403

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Workforce
  • United States
  • Protestantism
  • Professional Impairment
  • Pastoral Care
  • Mental Health
  • Humans
  • Family
  • Clergy
  • Catholicism
 

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Weaver, A. J., Flannelly, K. J., Larson, D. B., Stapleton, C. L., & Koenig, H. G. (2002). Mental health issues among clergy and other religious professionals: a review of research. J Pastoral Care Counsel, 56(4), 393–403. https://doi.org/10.1177/154230500205600408
Weaver, Andrew J., Kevin J. Flannelly, David B. Larson, Carolyn L. Stapleton, and Harold G. Koenig. “Mental health issues among clergy and other religious professionals: a review of research.J Pastoral Care Counsel 56, no. 4 (2002): 393–403. https://doi.org/10.1177/154230500205600408.
Weaver AJ, Flannelly KJ, Larson DB, Stapleton CL, Koenig HG. Mental health issues among clergy and other religious professionals: a review of research. J Pastoral Care Counsel. 2002;56(4):393–403.
Weaver, Andrew J., et al. “Mental health issues among clergy and other religious professionals: a review of research.J Pastoral Care Counsel, vol. 56, no. 4, 2002, pp. 393–403. Pubmed, doi:10.1177/154230500205600408.
Weaver AJ, Flannelly KJ, Larson DB, Stapleton CL, Koenig HG. Mental health issues among clergy and other religious professionals: a review of research. J Pastoral Care Counsel. 2002;56(4):393–403.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Pastoral Care Counsel

DOI

ISSN

1542-3050

Publication Date

2002

Volume

56

Issue

4

Start / End Page

393 / 403

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Workforce
  • United States
  • Protestantism
  • Professional Impairment
  • Pastoral Care
  • Mental Health
  • Humans
  • Family
  • Clergy
  • Catholicism