Depression and contributors to vocational satisfaction in Roman Catholic secular clergy

Pastoral Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 139-155

  Knox, Sarah ^a   Virginia, Stephen G ^b   Thull, Jessica ^a   Lombardo, John P ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Tribunal of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Roman Catholic priests; Vocational satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744484827     PISSN: 00312789     EISSN: 15736679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11089-005-6199-1     Document Type: Article

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