Hospitalized psychiatric and medical patients and the clergy |
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Authors: | Abigail B Sivan PhD George A Fitchett D Min Laurel A Burton Th D |
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Institution: | (1) the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology and Social Sciences, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago, IL;(2) the Department of Religion, Health, and Human Values, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago, IL |
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Abstract: | Earlier research suggested that persons in a community with significant psychiatric disorders seek relief from their clergy
as often as from trained mental-health professionals. In this research, contacts with clergy about current hospitalization
by matched samples of inpatient psychiatric (N=51) and medical/surgical (N=50) patients were compared, as were responses to
structured interviews about the importance of religion, religious affiliation, and participation, spiritual needs, and spiritual
well-being. The findings suggest that the two groups were similar in demographics, the degree to which religion was a source
of strength and comfort in their lives, and percentages reporting as having a clergy person; the group of hospitalized psychiatric
patients was significantly less likely, however, than the sample of medical/surgical patients to have discussed their current
hospitalization with their clergy persons. Possible causes for this difference as well as areas of further research are discussed. |
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