This article addresses the need for improved clergy-mental health professional collaboration in the assessment and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Tens of millions of North Americans with personal problems seek the counsel of clergy. There is an absence of research on the function of clergy as helpers with the traumatized and on the psychological dynamics of religious coping among the traumatized. Psychological trauma presents the mental health and religious communities with unique opportunities to work together in the best interest of those they serve.
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JAMA Netw Open
January 2025
Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley.
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Center for Equitable Family and Community Well-Being, School of Social Work, University of Michigan, 1080 South University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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Department of Digital Media Art, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
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