Mental health issues among clergy and other religious professionals: a review of research.
Published
Journal Article (Review)
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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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Weaver, AJ; Flannelly, KJ; Larson, DB; Stapleton, CL; Koenig, HG
Published Date
- 2002
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 56 / 4
Start / End Page
- 393 - 403
PubMed ID
- 12564398
Pubmed Central ID
- 12564398
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1542-3050
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1177/154230500205600408
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States