Among African-Americans, the faith community has a long history of providing support to its members. Because African-American men tend to delay and decline traditional depression treatment, the faith community may be an effective source of support. The aim of this study was to determine how a rural African-American faith community describes and perceives experiences of depression among African-American males. A convenience sample of 24 men and women participated in focus groups and interview. Four themes were identified: defining depression, etiology of depression, denial of depression, and effect of masculine roles on depression experience. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York.
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Bryant, K., Haynes, T., Greer-Williams, N., & Hartwig, M. S. (2014). “Too Blessed to be Stressed”: A Rural Faith Community’s Views of African-American Males and Depression. Journal of Religion and Health, 53(3), 796–808. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-012-9672-z
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