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Article: New findings reported from University of Missouri describe advances in mental health.(Clinical report)
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- November 4, 2009
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"The authors used the Andersen model to compare older adults' help seeking from clergy to help seeking from other sources of formal mental health services. Data were from the Naturally Occurring Retirement Community Demonstration Project," investigators in the United States report (see also Mental Health).
"Multinomial logistic regression was used to compare sources from which help was sought. The results indicate that older adults sought help from clergy more frequently than from other formal sources. Increased stress levels, higher intrinsic religiosity, and being younger were related to seeking help from clergy. Greater stress and attendance at religious ...