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The Bible and Mental Health

The Bible and Mental Health
Author: Christopher C.H. Cook
Publisher: SCM Press
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2020-08-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0334059798

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Is it possible to develop such a thing as a biblical theology of mental health? How might we develop a helpful and pastoral use of scripture to explore questions of mental health within a Christian framework? This timely and important book integrates the highest levels of biblical scholarship with theological and pastoral concerns to consider how we use scripture when dealing with mental health issues.


Darkness Is My Only Companion

Darkness Is My Only Companion
Author: Kathryn Greene-McCreight
Publisher: Brazos Press
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2006-04
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1587431750

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A brave and compassionate look at mental illness that offers theological understanding and personal insights from author's experiences.


Christian Response to Mental Illness

Christian Response to Mental Illness
Author: Deidre N Bobgan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2019-07-19
Genre:
ISBN: 9780941717281

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The Christian response to mental illness is one of the great tragedies to ravage the church today. This tragedy began with the rise of the medical model of mental illness. The medical model used in the world of medicine has been hopelessly hijacked by those in the field of mental illness. The implications threaten the very foundations of psychiatry, as they depend on the medical model for diagnosing and treating mental disorders. These implications also threaten the foundations of psychotherapy and the biblical counseling movement as they follow the psychological counseling format. The very terms mental illness, mental disorder, and mental disease have become a blight to society, as they have been misunderstood, misapplied, misconstrued, and misused by many in both society and the church.The purpose in writing this book is to encourage believers to minister to all who seek biblical, spiritual care, including individuals who are suffering from mental illness or who are suffering from other mental-emotional-behavioral issues, known in Scripture as trials and tribulations.


Troubled Minds

Troubled Minds
Author: Amy Simpson
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2013-04-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830843043

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Reflecting on the confusion, shame and grief brought on by her mother's schizophrenia, Amy Simpson provides a bracing look at the social and physical realities of mental illness. Reminding us that people with mental illness are our neighbors and our brothers and sisters in Christ, she explores new possibilities for the church to minister to this stigmatized group.


Mental Health and the Church

Mental Health and the Church
Author: Stephen Grcevich, MD
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2018-02-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310534828

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The church across North America has struggled to minister effectively with children, teens, and adults with common mental health conditions and their families. One reason for the lack of ministry is the absence of a widely accepted model for mental health outreach and inclusion. In Mental Health and the Church: A Ministry Handbook for Including Children and Adults with ADHD, Anxiety, Mood Disorders, and Other Common Mental Health Conditions, Dr. Stephen Grcevich presents a simple and flexible model for mental health inclusion ministry for implementation by churches of all sizes, denominations, and organizational styles. The model is based upon recognition of seven barriers to church attendance and assimilation resulting from mental illness: stigma, anxiety, self-control, differences in social communication and sensory processing, social isolation and past experiences of church. Seven broad inclusion strategies are presented for helping persons of all ages with common mental health conditions and their families to fully participate in all of the ministries offered by the local church. The book is also designed to be a useful resource for parents, grandparents and spouses interested in promoting the spiritual growth of loved ones with mental illness.


The Gospel and Mental Illness

The Gospel and Mental Illness
Author: Heath Lambert
Publisher:
Total Pages: 58
Release: 2014-09-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781511445733

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We live in a broken world, beset with overwhelming problems: disease, pain, death, sorrow, sin and mental illness--clinical depression, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, schizophrenia, and panic attacks. Our culture assumes people diagnosed with mental illness are stuck, doomed to struggle for the rest of their lives against a problem without ever experiencing real and lasting change. As Christians we know better. The world is broken, but God has invaded that world with the power, light, and hope of his Son Jesus Christ. Whether you're tormented with panic attacks or thinking of committing suicide, Jesus can help.


Christianity and Depression

Christianity and Depression
Author: Tasia Scrutton
Publisher: SCM Press
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2020-02-28
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0334058929

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Offering a theological and biblical account of depression, this book considers how depression has been understood and interpreted by Christians and how plausible and pastorally helpful these understandings are. It offers an important and well-informed resource for those with, or preparing for, positions of pastoral responsibility within the Christian Church


Darkness Is My Only Companion

Darkness Is My Only Companion
Author: Kathryn Greene-McCreight
Publisher: Brazos Press
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2015-07-14
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1441248692

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Where is God in the suffering of a mentally ill person? What happens to the soul when the mind is ill? How are Christians to respond to mental illness? In this brave and compassionate book, theologian and priest Kathryn Greene-McCreight confronts these difficult questions raised by her own mental illness--bipolar disorder. With brutal honesty, she tackles often avoided topics such as suicide, mental hospitals, and electroconvulsive therapy. Greene-McCreight offers the reader everything from poignant and raw glimpses into the mind of a mentally ill person to practical and forthright advice for their friends, family, and clergy. The first edition has been recognized as one of the finest books on the subject. This thoroughly revised edition incorporates updated research and adds anecdotal and pastoral commentary. It also includes a new foreword by the current Archbishop of Canterbury and a new afterword by the author.


Has He Lost My Mind?

Has He Lost My Mind?
Author: Jason Lynn Pate
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-11-23
Genre:
ISBN:

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Mental illness is real and a daily struggle for many Christians. Depression, anxiety, OCD, schizophrenia, and other mental illnesses affect every aspect of a Christian's life, including their spiritual walk. Yet, mental illness is taboo within the Christian church and is often addressed incorrectly and insensitively. Approximately six years ago, my wife, a mental health therapist, experienced a severe psychotic break and was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. After serving as a minister and completing seminary, I still could not navigate my grief, my wife's schizoaffective disorder, my anxiety and depression, and my understanding of God. "Has He Lost My Mind" is the outcome of years of study, both biblically and scientifically, and my experiences as a caregiver and mental illness sufferer.


Christianity and Psychiatry

Christianity and Psychiatry
Author: John R. Peteet
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2021-09-02
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3030808548

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This book aims to help readers appreciate the many-faceted relationship between Christianity, one of the world’s major faith traditions, and the practice of psychiatry. Chapter authors in this book first consider challenges posed by historical antagonisms, church-based mental health stigma, and controversy over phenomena such as hearing voices. Next, others explore both how Christians often experience conditions such as mood and psychotic disorders, disorders in children and adolescents, moral injury and PTSD, and ways that their faith can serve as a resource in their healing. Twelve Step spirituality, originally informed by Christianity, is the subject of a chapter, as are issues raised for Christians by disability, death and dying. A set of chapters then focuses on the state of integration of Christian beliefs and practices into psychotherapy, treatment delivery, educational programming, clergy/clinician collaboration, and treatment by a non-Christian psychiatrist. Finally, there are chapters by a mental health professional who has been a patient, a Jewish psychiatrist, a Muslim psychiatrist knowledgeable about Christianity and psychiatry in the Muslim majority world, and a Christian psychiatrist. These chapters provide context, diversity and personal perspectives. Christianity and Psychiatry is a valuable resource for mental health professionals seeking to understand and address the particular challenges that arise when caring for Christian patients.