Religion: Mad Episcopalians

Presented last week in the Living Church were the findings of a nationwide survey of insanity among Episcopal clergy by the Rev. Stephen Webster, Rector of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Weston, Mass., and chaplain of the Boston Psychopathic Hospital, aided by Psychiatrist Kenneth James Tillotson. One out of every 71 Episcopal clergymen is a mental case, Mr. Webster reported. "This is ... low compared to the general population. There are figures to show that 1 in every 22 of the general population will have a mental disorder some time during their life."

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