Do clergy recognize and respond appropriately to the many themes in obsessive-compulsive disorder?: Data from a Pacific Island community

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a debilitating psychiatric condition with high rates of misdiagnoses and extended treatment gaps. These may derive in part from poor mental health literacy (MHL) among clergy, who are frequently consulted by those with mental health problems. Therefore, the cur...

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Authors: Gouniai, Jacquelin Meno (Author) ; Smith, Kyle David (Author) ; Leonte, Kimberly Glazier (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2022
In: Mental health, religion & culture
Year: 2022, Volume: 25, Issue: 1, Pages: 33-46
Further subjects:B misidentification
B Mental health literacy
B obsessive-compulsive disorder
B Clergy
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Summary:Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a debilitating psychiatric condition with high rates of misdiagnoses and extended treatment gaps. These may derive in part from poor mental health literacy (MHL) among clergy, who are frequently consulted by those with mental health problems. Therefore, the current study examined the MHL of OCD among clergy on Guam. Clergy (N = 110) provided diagnostic impressions, treatment recommendations, and referral recommendations in response to one of six randomized vignettes describing a common manifestation of OCD: contamination, symmetry, religion, homosexuality, pedophilia, or aggression. Clergy typically misidentified OCD (64.5%), especially in vignettes describing taboo thoughts. They more often recommended that the cases described in the vignettes receive pastoral/biblical counseling and a referral to a clergyperson for professional help rather than professional medical or mental health services. Overall, results reveal needs among clergy for increased MHL, especially concerning OCD's heterogeneous symptomology and evidence-based treatments.
ISSN:1469-9737
Contains:Enthalten in: Mental health, religion & culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2021.2010037