Table 7.
Disorder Severity among Respondents Who Saw Religious Providers in the Past 12 Months
| Total | Religious Only | Religious and Human Services or Alternativea | Religious and Psychiatrist, MDb, or MHSc | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| %(se)d | %(se) | %(se) | %(se) | |
| Mental disorders | ||||
| SMIe | 16.3 (2.5) | 8.7(2.9) | 11.2 (8.9) | 28.1(4.9) |
| Other mental | 29.7 (3.8) | 26.5 (3.8) | 32.5 (14.8) | 33.8 (7.7) |
| No mental | 53.9 (4.8) | 64.7 (5.1) | 56.2 (13.2) | 38.0 (8.8) |
| Substance disordersf | ||||
| Dependence | 11.6 (2.5) | 7.5 (2.9) | 23.7 (9.2) | 15.9 (5.1) |
| Abuse | 1.2 (0.6) | 0.3 (0.3) | 8.1 (7.7) | 1.7 (1.0) |
| No substance | 87.1 (2.6) | 92.2 (3.0) | 68.2 (11.1) | 82.4 (5.2) |
| Combined mental and substance disorders | ||||
| SMI and/or dependence | 23.5 (2.9) | 14.3 (3.9) | 34.9 (12.7) | 35.1 (5.3) |
| Other mental and/or abuse | 28.3 (3.7) | 24.4 (3.4) | 35.3 (15.1) | 33.0 (7.8) |
| No mental or substance | 48.2 (4.9) | 61.2 (5.4) | 29.7 (11.8) | 31.9 (9.0) |
| (n) | (103) | (1.3) | (94) | (81) |
a
The terms “Human Services” provider, and “Alternative” provider are defined in the methods section of this text.
b
“MD” represents a non-psychiatrist physician.
c
“MHS” represents a mental health specialist (comprised of psychologists, mental health social workers, and mental health counselors).
d
“(se)” represents standard error.
e
“SMI” represents serious mental illness.
f
“Substance Disorders” refers to alcohol and/or drug disorders (i.e. abuse and/or dependence).