Beliefs About Etiology and Treatment of Mental Illness Among Korean Presbyterian Pastors

Ann Marie Yamada; Karen Kyeunghae Lee; Min Ah Kim; Megan Moine; Hans Oh

doi:10.1007/s10943-018-0720-1

Beliefs About Etiology and Treatment of Mental Illness Among Korean Presbyterian Pastors

Ann Marie Yamada, Karen Kyeunghae Lee, Min Ah Kim, Megan Moine, Hans Oh

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This descriptive study explored pastors’ beliefs about etiology and treatment of mental illness. Surveys were completed by mail by 202 Korean and Euro-American Presbyterian clergy. Nearly one-third of Korean pastors viewed bad parenting and demon possession as very important causes of mental illness, in contrast to the more than two-thirds of Euro-American pastors who viewed genetics and chemical imbalances as the most important causes. Compared with their Euro-American counterparts, Korean pastors soundly endorsed spiritual treatment of mental illness. The findings of this study suggest the value of understanding the views of pastors working with populations that underutilize formal mental health services.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	870-880
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Religion and Health
Volume	58
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-018-0720-1
State	Published - 15 Jun 2019
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Causal attributions
Christian clergy
Mental health service disparities
Psychiatry
Spiritual care
Survey methods

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