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Weber SR, Lomax JW, Pargament KI. Healthcare Engagement as a Potential Source of Psychological Distress among People without Religious Beliefs: A Systematic Review. Healthcare (Basel). 2017;5(2)doi: 10.3390/healthcare5020019.
Weber, S. R., Lomax, J. W., & Pargament, K. I. (2017). Healthcare Engagement as a Potential Source of Psychological Distress among People without Religious Beliefs: A Systematic Review. Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 5(2), . https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare5020019
Weber, Samuel R, et al. "Healthcare Engagement as a Potential Source of Psychological Distress among People without Religious Beliefs: A Systematic Review." Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) vol. 5,2 (2017). doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare5020019
Weber SR, Lomax JW, Pargament KI. Healthcare Engagement as a Potential Source of Psychological Distress among People without Religious Beliefs: A Systematic Review. Healthcare (Basel). 2017 Apr 05;5(2). doi: 10.3390/healthcare5020019. PMID: 28379161; PMCID: PMC5492022.
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Healthcare (Basel). 2017 Apr 05;5(2). doi: 10.3390/healthcare5020019.

Healthcare Engagement as a Potential Source of Psychological Distress among People without Religious Beliefs: A Systematic Review.

Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)

Samuel R Weber, James W Lomax, Kenneth I Pargament

Affiliations

  1. Intermountain Healthcare, Logan, UT 84341, USA. [email protected].
  2. Department of Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA. [email protected].
  3. Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403, USA. [email protected].

PMID: 28379161 PMCID: PMC5492022 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare5020019

Abstract

Research into religion and mental health is increasing, but nonbelievers in terms of religion are often overlooked. Research has shown that nonbelievers experience various forms of psychological distress and that the negative perception of nonbelievers by others is a potential source of distress. This review builds on that research by identifying another potential source of psychological distress for nonbelievers: engagement with the healthcare system. Poor understanding of nonbelievers by healthcare professionals may lead to impaired communication in the healthcare setting, resulting in distress. Attempts by nonbelievers to avoid distress may result in different patterns of healthcare utilization. Awareness of these concerns may help healthcare providers to minimize distress among their nonbelieving patients.

Keywords: agnosticism; atheism; mental health; psychological distress; religion

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