Social Support and Religion: Mental Health Service Use and Treatment of Schizophrenia

Smolak, Alex; Gearing, Robin E.; Alonzo, Dana; Baldwin, Susanna; Harmon, S. Cory; McHugh, Katie

doi:10.1007/s10597-012-9536-8

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“…Never being married or the presence of marital separation or divorce has been shown to positively predict treatment seeking (Andrade, Viana, T ofoli, & Wang, 2008;Wang et al, 2005). Additionally, religious involvement was positively associated with treatment seeking in adults with psychotic disorders (Smolak et al, 2013), and religious or spiritual figures were often an outlet for treatment seeking for general mental health concerns (Wamser, Vandenberg, & Hibberd, 2011). Ethnicity-based discrimination is a ubiquitous experience for ethnic minority individuals.…”

Section: Research On Treatment Seeking In General Psychiatric Samplesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Treatment seeking for eating disorders: Results from a nationally representative study

Bohrer

Carroll

Forbush

et al. 2017

Intl J Eating Disorders

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To our knowledge, this was the largest study to characterize predictors of treatment seeking in adults with EDs. Results from this study were consistent with existing literature documenting age and sex differences in treatment seeking among adolescents with an ED. Findings suggest a need for improved ED education and outreach-including greater mental health/ED literacy and decreased stigmatization for patients, providers, and the general public-and additional persuasive public-health messages to change community knowledge about treatment options for younger persons and men with EDs.

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Section: Research On Treatment Seeking In General Psychiatric Samplesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Treatment seeking for eating disorders: Results from a nationally representative study

Bohrer

Carroll

Forbush

et al. 2017

Intl J Eating Disorders

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“…[185455] Studies suggest that up to 80% of patients use religious coping as a means of dealing with their illness. [39] Others have reported that in 45% of patients, spirituality and religiousness was helpful in coping with the illness.…”

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Religion, Spirituality, and Schizophrenia: A Review

Grover¹,

Davuluri²,

Chakrabarti³

2014

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine

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Religion and spirituality exert a significant role in the lives of many individuals, including people with schizophrenia. However, the contribution of religion and spirituality to various domains (psychopathology, explanatory models, treatment seeking, treatment adherence, outcome, etc.) has not received much attention. In this article, we review the exiting data with regards to the relationship of religion, spirituality, and various domains in patients with schizophrenia. Available evidence suggests that for some patients, religion instills hope, purpose, and meaning in their lives, whereas for others, it induces spiritual despair. Patients with schizophrenia also exhibit religious delusions and hallucinations. Further, there is some evidence to suggest that religion influences the level of psychopathology. Religion and religious practices also influence social integration, risk of suicide attempts, and substance use. Religion and spirituality also serves as an effective method of coping with the illness. Religion also influences the treatment compliance and outcome in patients with schizophrenia.

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“…A second observation was how for most of humanity, religion is a foundation of culture (Atran & Norenzayan, 2004;Freud, 1930;Geertz, 1973Geertz, , 2000Schaller, Norenzayan, Heine, Yamagishi, & Kameda, 2010), and an organizing element of identity formation across most human lifespans (Darwin, 1871;Erikson, 1966;Fowler, 1981;Zock, 2004). The second observation was that to be culturally competent, as well as to assess the breadth of persons' experiences, and to then provide a continuum of care directed toward recovery and wellness, it is necessary-where salient-to acknowledge and integrate religion needs into a recovery trajectory (Milstein et al, 2010;Sells et al, 2006;Smolak et al, 2013). A third part of the presentation was a description of the prevention science-based model of Clergy Outreach & Professional Engagement (COPE) ( Figure 1), with its application to the continuum of mental health care, recovery and community reengagement.…”

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“…Consumers have said that their mental health professionals have discouraged their participation in religious activities (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2004). Even with these stigmas, persons with serious mental illness seek help from clergy more often than from clinicians (Smolak et al, 2013;Wang, Berglund, & Kessler, 2003), and their religious beliefs influence how they interact with clinicians (Borras et al, 2007).…”

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Consumers, clergy, and clinicians in collaboration: Ongoing implementation and evaluation of a mental wellness program

Milstein

Middel

Espinosa

2017

American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation

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As a foundation of most cultures, with roots in persons' early development, religion can be a source of hope as well as denigration. Some religious institutions have made attempts to help persons with mental health problems, and some mental health professionals have sought to engage religion resources. These programs have rarely been sustained. In 2008, the Mental Health Center of Denver (MHCD) developed a program to assess the utility of religion resources within mental health care. In response to positive feedback, MHCD appointed a director of Faith and Spiritual Wellness who facilitates community outreach to faith communities and spiritual integration training to MHCD staff. This director initiated a Clergy Outreach & Professional Engagement (COPE) conference for consumers, clergy, and clinicians. The goal was to acknowledge borders between parts of persons' lives, and to build bridges of collaboration to facilitate care. Participants described lived examples of collaboration to improve mental wellness, including the need for a "solid welcome" from congregations. Subsequent, online surveys generated quantitative data on the usefulness of the conference to encourage and to generate ideas for interaction. Each group affirmed the utility of the conference; consumers and clinicians found the conference more useful than clergy. Qualitative assessment confirmed that across culture differences, participants found common language to demonstrate that persons of different traditions can provide care inclusive of religious resources. This assessment concludes with recommendations for future collaboration, led by consumer input, to expand recovery networks.

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Social Support and Religion: Mental Health Service Use and Treatment of Schizophrenia

Cited by 49 publications

References 42 publications

Treatment seeking for eating disorders: Results from a nationally representative study

Treatment seeking for eating disorders: Results from a nationally representative study

Religion, Spirituality, and Schizophrenia: A Review

Consumers, clergy, and clinicians in collaboration: Ongoing implementation and evaluation of a mental wellness program

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