Older, church-going African Americans’ attitudes and expectations about formal depression care
dc.contributor.author | Wharton, Tracy | |
dc.contributor.author | Watkins, Daphne | |
dc.contributor.author | Mitchell, Jamie | |
dc.contributor.author | Kales, Helen | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-13T17:28:58Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-12-13T17:28:58Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Research on Aging, vol. 40, no. 1, 2018, pp. 3-26 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/152349 | |
dc.description | Journal article | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | This phenomenological study involved focus groups with church-affiliated, African American women and men (N ¼ 50; ages 50 and older) in southeast Michigan to determine their attitudes and expectations around formal mental health care. Data analysis employed a constant comparative approach and yielded themes related to formal mental health care, along with delineating concerns about defining depression, health, and well-being. Health and wellbeing were defined as inclusive of physical and spiritual aspects of self. Churches have a central role in how formal mental health care is viewed by their attendees, with prayer being an important aspect of this care. Provider expectations included privacy and confidentiality; respect for autonomy and need for information, having providers who discuss treatment options; and issues related to environmental cleanliness, comfort, and accessibility. Implications include providing effective, culturally tailored formal depression care that acknowledges and integrates faith for this group. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | National Institutes of Health, 5P30 AG015281 | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Program for Positive Aging at the University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Sage | en_US |
dc.subject | African Americans | en_US |
dc.subject | Church | en_US |
dc.subject | Community based | en_US |
dc.subject | Mental health | en_US |
dc.subject | Depression | en_US |
dc.subject | Older adult | en_US |
dc.title | Older, church-going African Americans’ attitudes and expectations about formal depression care | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Social Work | |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Social Sciences | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | School of Social Work | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | University of Central Florida | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationumcampus | Ann Arbor | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 27784820 | |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/152349/1/Wharton Watkins Mitchell Kales 2018 Older Church going African Americans attitudes and expectations about formal depression care.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1177/0164027516675666 | |
dc.identifier.source | Research on Aging | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Social Work, School of (SSW) |
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