"Too Blessed to be Stressed": A Rural Faith Community's Views of African-American Males and Depression

Among African-Americans, the faith community has a long history of providing support to its members. Because African-American men tend to delay and decline traditional depression treatment, the faith community may be an effective source of support. The aim of this study was to determine how a rural...

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VerfasserInnen: Bryant, Keneshia (VerfasserIn) ; Greer-Williams, Nancy (VerfasserIn) ; Hartwig, Mary S. (VerfasserIn) ; Haynes, Tiffany (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2014]
In: Journal of religion and health
Jahr: 2014, Band: 53, Heft: 3, Seiten: 796-808
weitere Schlagwörter:B Health Disparities
B African-American males
B Depression
B Faith
B Community
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Zusammenfassung:Among African-Americans, the faith community has a long history of providing support to its members. Because African-American men tend to delay and decline traditional depression treatment, the faith community may be an effective source of support. The aim of this study was to determine how a rural African-American faith community describes and perceives experiences of depression among African-American males. A convenience sample of 24 men and women participated in focus groups and interview. Four themes were identified: defining depression, etiology of depression, denial of depression, and effect of masculine roles on depression experience.
ISSN:1573-6571
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-012-9672-z