Help-Seeking from Clergy and Spiritual Counselors Among Veterans with Depression and PTSD in Primary Care

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 707-718

  Bonner, Laura M ^a,b   Lanto, Andy B ^c   Bolkan, Cory ^d   Watson, G Stennis ^b,e   Campbell, Duncan G ^f   Chaney, Edmund F ^b,c   Zivin, Kara ^g   Rubenstein, Lisa V ^c,h,i  

^a GERIATRIC RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^g VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁱ RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Clergy; Depression; PTSD

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLERGY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIGION; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

AGED; CLERGY; COMORBIDITY; COUNSELING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SPIRITUAL THERAPIES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84879688869     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-012-9671-0     Document Type: Article

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