TY - JOUR
T1 - Religious affiliations in mental health research samples as compared with national samples
AU - Larson, David B.
AU - Donahue, Michael J.
AU - Lyons, John S.
AU - Benson, Peter L.
AU - Pattison, Mansell
AU - Worthington, Everett L.
AU - Blazer, Dan G.
PY - 1989/2
Y1 - 1989/2
N2 - Religious affiliations of patients in research samples in four major psychiatric journals for the years 1978-1982 were compared with those reported in national samples. Protestants and the unaffiliated were underrepresented, whereas Jewish persons were overrepresented. Catholics used mental health services in proportions similar to their presence in the population at large. These findings suggest that religious affiliation may influence the use of mental health services.
AB - Religious affiliations of patients in research samples in four major psychiatric journals for the years 1978-1982 were compared with those reported in national samples. Protestants and the unaffiliated were underrepresented, whereas Jewish persons were overrepresented. Catholics used mental health services in proportions similar to their presence in the population at large. These findings suggest that religious affiliation may influence the use of mental health services.
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U2 - 10.1097/00005053-198902000-00008
DO - 10.1097/00005053-198902000-00008
M3 - Article
C2 - 2915215
AN - SCOPUS:0024533534
SN - 0022-3018
VL - 177
SP - 109
EP - 111
JO - Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
JF - Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
IS - 2
ER -
