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Clemens NA, Corradi RB, Wasman M. The parish clergy as a mental health resource. J Relig Health. 1978;17(4):227-32doi: 10.1007/BF01532857.
Clemens, N. A., Corradi, R. B., & Wasman, M. (1978). The parish clergy as a mental health resource. Journal of religion and health, 17(4), 227-32. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01532857
Clemens, N A, et al. "The parish clergy as a mental health resource." Journal of religion and health vol. 17,4 (1978): 227-32. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01532857
Clemens NA, Corradi RB, Wasman M. The parish clergy as a mental health resource. J Relig Health. 1978 Oct;17(4):227-32. doi: 10.1007/BF01532857. PMID: 24318438.
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J Relig Health. 1978 Oct;17(4):227-32. doi: 10.1007/BF01532857.

The parish clergy as a mental health resource.

Journal of religion and health

N A Clemens, R B Corradi, M Wasman

Affiliations

  1. Department of Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio.

PMID: 24318438 DOI: 10.1007/BF01532857

Abstract

This paper presents observations on the assets and liabilities of the parish clergy as a mental health resource within the community. These observations are drawn from a ten-year program of continuing education for cleargy in mental health, which focuses on daily pastoral experience. The parish setting is similar in many respects to the service area of a community mental health center. The clergy's assets often include availability, experience, tradition, and the special significance of the religious leader. Inadequate training in mental health skills and the complex demands of parish life are among the problems confronting the clergy in this area. On the whole, the pastoral role offers a unique and highly useful opportunity for positive psychological intervention.

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