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Presbyterian Panel Survey, February 2006, Mental Illness, Clergy

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Q19EXPE

If you or an immediate member of your family has been diagnosed or treated for a mental illness, how has that experience affected your ministry? Please describe briefly:

	1) Greater awareness/knowledge of mental illness itself
	2) More sensitive to those with mental illness; greater empathy; sympathy, compassion; greater tolerance; enhanced ability to help those with mental illness; see people differently
	3) Greater awareness/familiarity with treatment/therapy options, such as benefits of medication
	5) Negative effect on one's ministry (lack of support; lack of compassionate care; financial drain; physical impairment; stress)
	6) Affected content or emphasis within one's ministry-led to different types of sermons, or programs within congregation, or encouragement of others to seek treatment

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Greater awareness/knowledge of mental illness itself	2	15.4%	15.4%	-1.25
More sensitive to those with mental illness; greater empathy; sympathy, compassion; greater tolerance; enhanced ability to help those with mental illness; see people differently	4	30.8%	46.2%	-.71
Greater awareness/familiarity with treatment/therapy options, such as benefits of medication	2	15.4%	61.5%	-.17
Negative effect on one's ministry (lack of support; lack of compassionate care; financial drain; physical impairment; stress)	3	23.1%	84.6%	.92
Affected content or emphasis within one's ministry-led to different types of sermons, or programs within congregation, or encouragement of others to seek treatment	2	15.4%	100%	1.46

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Greater awareness/knowledge of mental illness itself	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	25.0% 2	0.0% 0	15.4% 2
More sensitive to those with mental illness; greater empathy; sympathy, compassion; greater tolerance; enhanced ability to help those with mental illness; see people differently	50.0% 1	50.0% 1	25.0% 2	0.0% 0	30.8% 4
Greater awareness/familiarity with treatment/therapy options, such as benefits of medication	0.0% 0	50.0% 1	12.5% 1	0.0% 0	15.4% 2
Negative effect on one's ministry (lack of support; lack of compassionate care; financial drain; physical impairment; stress)	50.0% 1	0.0% 0	12.5% 1	100.0% 1	23.1% 3
Affected content or emphasis within one's ministry-led to different types of sermons, or programs within congregation, or encouragement of others to seek treatment	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	25.0% 2	0.0% 0	15.4% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 2	100.0% 2	100.0% 8	100.0% 1	13

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Greater awareness/knowledge of mental illness itself	14.3% 1	16.7% 1	15.4% 2
More sensitive to those with mental illness; greater empathy; sympathy, compassion; greater tolerance; enhanced ability to help those with mental illness; see people differently	42.9% 3	16.7% 1	30.8% 4
Greater awareness/familiarity with treatment/therapy options, such as benefits of medication	28.6% 2	0.0% 0	15.4% 2
Negative effect on one's ministry (lack of support; lack of compassionate care; financial drain; physical impairment; stress)	0.0% 0	50.0% 3	23.1% 3
Affected content or emphasis within one's ministry-led to different types of sermons, or programs within congregation, or encouragement of others to seek treatment	14.3% 1	16.7% 1	15.4% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 7	100.0% 6	13

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Less than $20K	$20K-$49,999	$50K-$99,999	$100K+	TOTAL
Greater awareness/knowledge of mental illness itself	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	20.0% 1	33.3% 1	15.4% 2
More sensitive to those with mental illness; greater empathy; sympathy, compassion; greater tolerance; enhanced ability to help those with mental illness; see people differently	100.0% 1	0.0% 0	40.0% 2	33.3% 1	30.8% 4
Greater awareness/familiarity with treatment/therapy options, such as benefits of medication	0.0% 0	25.0% 1	0.0% 0	33.3% 1	15.4% 2
Negative effect on one's ministry (lack of support; lack of compassionate care; financial drain; physical impairment; stress)	0.0% 0	50.0% 2	20.0% 1	0.0% 0	23.1% 3
Affected content or emphasis within one's ministry-led to different types of sermons, or programs within congregation, or encouragement of others to seek treatment	0.0% 0	25.0% 1	20.0% 1	0.0% 0	15.4% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 1	100.0% 4	100.0% 5	100.0% 3	13

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other (specify)	TOTAL
Greater awareness/knowledge of mental illness itself	9.1% 1	0.0% 0	100.0% 1	0.00% 0	15.4% 2
More sensitive to those with mental illness; greater empathy; sympathy, compassion; greater tolerance; enhanced ability to help those with mental illness; see people differently	36.4% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	30.8% 4
Greater awareness/familiarity with treatment/therapy options, such as benefits of medication	18.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	15.4% 2
Negative effect on one's ministry (lack of support; lack of compassionate care; financial drain; physical impairment; stress)	18.2% 2	100.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	23.1% 3
Affected content or emphasis within one's ministry-led to different types of sermons, or programs within congregation, or encouragement of others to seek treatment	18.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	15.4% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 11	100.0% 1	100.0% 1	100.0% 0	13