title: Gaps in preparedness of clergy and healthcare providers to address mental health needs of returning service members.
abstract: To elucidate gaps in the preparedness of clergy and healthcare providers to care for service members (SM) with deployment-related mental health needs. Participants identified clinically relevant symptoms in a standardized video role play of a veteran with deployment-related mental health needs and discussed their preparedness to deal with SM. Clergy members identified suicide and depression most often, while providers identified difficulty sleeping, low energy, nightmares and irritability. Neither clergy nor providers felt prepared to minister to or treat SM with traumatic brain injury. Through a mixed methods approach, we identified gaps in preparedness of clergy and healthcare providers in dealing with the mental health needs of SM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), 1 Bowdoin Sq, Ste 744, Boston, MA, 02114, USA, lydia.chevalier5@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Lydia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chevalier
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Goldfarb
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Bettina
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hoeppner
authors.forename: Tristan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gorrindo
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Birnbaum
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D002977:Clergy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006282:Health Personnel; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011361:Professional Competence; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology*; D000092864:Suicide Prevention
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