Shadid Olivia, McIntosh Heather Chancellor, Kezbers Krista, Snyder Chris, Touchet Bryan
University of Oklahoma-Tulsa School of Community Medicine, Tulsa, OK, USA.
Office for Research Development and Scholarly Activity, University of Oklahoma-Tulsa School of Community Medicine, 4502 East 41st Street, Tulsa, OK, 74135, USA.
J Relig Health. 2021 Aug;60(4):2608-2619. doi: 10.1007/s10943-020-01132-2. Epub 2021 Jan 1.
This study aimed to examine the effects of advice from religious/spiritual leaders and friends/family of a religious/spiritual person with mental health struggles on treatment-seeking. A survey was administered to adult patients of a university-affiliated psychiatric clinic in the Midwest. Participants whose friends/family members' advice conflicted with their psychiatrist's advice were six times more likely to delay seeking mental health treatment (OR: 6.09, 95% CI: 1.37, 27.01). Conflict between religious/spiritual leader's advice and psychiatrist's advice had a significant effect on delay in seeking mental health treatment (OR: 11.73, 95% CI: 2.21, 62.14), with an average delay of just over two years.
本研究旨在探讨宗教/精神领袖以及有心理健康问题的宗教/精神人士的朋友/家人所提供的建议对寻求治疗的影响。对中西部一所大学附属精神病诊所的成年患者进行了一项调查。其朋友/家人的建议与精神科医生的建议相冲突的参与者延迟寻求心理健康治疗的可能性高出六倍（比值比：6.09，95%置信区间：1.37，27.01）。宗教/精神领袖的建议与精神科医生的建议之间的冲突对延迟寻求心理健康治疗有显著影响（比值比：11.73，95%置信区间：2.21，62.14），平均延迟时间刚超过两年。
