The role of Pentecostal clergy in mental health-care delivery in Ghana

dc.contributor.author	Asamoah, M.K.
dc.contributor.author	Osafo, J.
dc.contributor.author	Agyapong, I.
dc.date.accessioned	2018-11-23T08:45:22Z
dc.date.available	2018-11-23T08:45:22Z
dc.date.issued	2014-02
dc.description.abstract	Against the backdrop of the current discourse on how religious groups are engaged in mental health in Ghana and how to properly engage them in mental health-care delivery, this study sets out to examine the views of 20 male Pentecostal clergy on the role of their churches in mental health-care delivery in Ghana. Thematic analysis was used to analyse interview transcripts. Findings showed that Pentecostal clergy lean more towards a diabolical explanatory model of mental health than a biomedical perspective. There are three roles of the church from the clergy's perspectives: exorcism, social support and health education. These roles are however hampered by certain barriers. The implication for strategies of establishing collaborative framework is discussed. © 2014 © 2014 Taylor & Francis.	en_US
dc.identifier.other	https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2013.871628
dc.identifier.other	Volume 17, Issue 6, Pages 601-614
dc.identifier.uri	http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/25709
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Mental Health, Religion and Culture	en_US
dc.subject	Ghana	en_US
dc.subject	mental health care	en_US
dc.subject	Pentecostal clergy	en_US
dc.title	The role of Pentecostal clergy in mental health-care delivery in Ghana	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US

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