Anthony Jean Spann, Johnson April, Schafer John
J Cult Divers. 2015 Winter;22(4):118-26.
Nearly 40% of African Americans use clergy as their primary source of help with depression. However, less than half of African American clergy are trained in counseling.
This was a descriptive, quantitative study using a Personal Profile Questionnaire and a Mental Health Counseling Survey.
Sixty-five clergy completed the data collection tools; approximately 50% had some training in counseling. The majority could identify signs of depression. Eighty-one percent stated they needed additional education about depression and access to referral resources.
If clergy take an active role in addressing the issue of depression and establishing liaisons with mental health professionals the stigma associated with depression could be greatly reduced, and individuals might enter into treatment earlier thus improving their quality of life.
近40%的非裔美国人将神职人员作为他们应对抑郁症的主要求助对象。然而，接受过咨询培训的非裔美国神职人员不到一半。
1）研究非裔美国神职人员如何识别抑郁症，2）确定他们为更有效地识别和解决其会众中的抑郁症问题需要什么。
这是一项描述性定量研究，使用了个人资料问卷和心理健康咨询调查。
65名神职人员完成了数据收集工具；约50%的人接受过一些咨询培训。大多数人能够识别抑郁症的症状。81%的人表示他们需要关于抑郁症的更多教育以及获得转诊资源。
如果神职人员在解决抑郁症问题并与心理健康专业人员建立联系方面发挥积极作用，与抑郁症相关的耻辱感可能会大大降低，个人可能会更早地接受治疗，从而改善他们的生活质量。
