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The psychological health of clergy in Ireland — who cares for the carers?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Christopher Alan Lewis
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, University of Ulster at Magee College, BT48 7JL, Northern, Ireland
Leslie J Francis
Affiliation:
University of Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales
Douglas W Turton
Affiliation:
Welsh National, Centre for Religious Education, University of Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales
Sharon Mary Cruise
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, University of Ulster at Magee College, BT48 7JL, Northern, Ireland
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