Recognition of psychopathology with religious content by clergy members

A case vignette study

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ID19504012
AutoresAnnemarie Noort (0000-0002-2328-5497, Yulius, autor de correspondencia), Arjan W Braam (0000-0002-1460-6201, Altrecht GGZ), Arjan Braam, Arthur van Gool (Yulius), Aartjan T F Beekman (0000-0003-2382-1410, GGZ inGeest), Aartjan Beekman
Año2012
Volumen15
Número2
Páginas205-215
Fecha de publicación2012-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaMental Health Religion & Culture (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1367-4676 • E-ISSN: 1469-9737
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13674676.2011.569705
OpenAlexW1997929155
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas15

Clergy members (CMs) frequently offer support and counselling for people with mental health problems. The current study aims to obtain insight into the ability among CMs to recognise psychopathology and need for psychiatric treatment. A random sample of CMs (N = 143) and a control sample of mental health professionals (MHPs, N = 73), were compared as to their evaluations of four vignettes. CMs considered the psychiatric states to be related to religious or spiritual problems to a similar degree as they did for the non-psychiatric states. Sensitivity of CMs with regard to the need of psychiatric care for the psychiatric states was modest (66%) and differed significantly from MHPs (96%). Specificity of the CMs was 89%, which was significantly lower than the MHPs (97%). The CMs did recognise psychopathology with religious content but clearly to a lower extent than MHPs. Requests by CMs for education about recognising psychopathology may be considered as justified

Mental health · Psychiatry · Psychopathology · Vignette · Clinical Psychology · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology