Religion as a Factor in Extrusion to Public Mental Hospitals

Extrusion rates to public mental hospitals were studied as a function of the makeup of six different religions and denominations in a general population, and the comparative admission rates for respective affiliations. Roman Catholics and Baptists evidenced significantly higher proportions in the ad...

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Published in:Journal for the scientific study of religion
Authors: Burgess, John H. (Author) ; Wagner, Ralph Lee (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [1971]
In: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Further subjects:B Baptists
B Methodism
B Lutheranism
B Censuses
B Hospital admissions
B Religious Identity
B Catholicism
B Mental Health
B Psychiatric hospitals
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Summary:Extrusion rates to public mental hospitals were studied as a function of the makeup of six different religions and denominations in a general population, and the comparative admission rates for respective affiliations. Roman Catholics and Baptists evidenced significantly higher proportions in the admissions population, with Methodists and Lutherans found to be significantly lower in their proportions admitted. Minority status in an exploratory study was also found to be a factor in extrusion to public mental hospitals. Results are interpreted in considering religion as both a precipitative condition and as a community mental health resource.
ISSN:1468-5906
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/1384483