Religious resources, spiritual struggles, and mental health in a nationwide sample of PCUSA clergy

Pastoral Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 287-304

  Ellison, Christopher G ^a   Roalson, Lori A ^a   Guillory, Janelle M ^a   Flannelly, Kevin J ^b   Marcum, John P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b HealthCare Chaplaincy   (United States)

^c Research Services Presbyterian Church (USA)   (United States)

Author keywords

Clergy; Coping; Mental health; Religion; Spirituality; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952883572     PISSN: 00312789     EISSN: 15736679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11089-009-0239-1     Document Type: Article

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