Posttraumatic stress, mental health professionals, and the clergy: A need for collaboration, training, and research

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 847-856

  Weaver, Andrew J ^a   Koenig, Harold G ^b   Ochberg, Frank M ^c  

^a Hawaii State Hospital   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

clergy; PTSD; religion; spirituality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLERGY; COPING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RELIGION;

COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PASTORAL CARE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0029987356     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02104106     Document Type: Article

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