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Grace for the afflicted : a clinical and biblical perspective on mental illness / Matthew S. Stanford.

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259.4 STA
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Record Number 1750872
ISBN 9780830845071
9780830890804
Name Stanford, Matthew S., 1966- author.
Title Grace for the afflicted : a clinical and biblical perspective on mental illness / Matthew S. Stanford.
Edition Revised and expanded.
Published Downers Grove, IL : InterVarsity Press, 2017.
Description 260 pages : tables ; 21 cm.
Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Section 1: Psychology, psychiatry, and faith -- Fearfully and wonderfully made -- The adversary -- The secular and the sacred -- A cake of figs -- Section 2: Mental disorders -- A lost mind: schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders -- Tormented: bipolar and related disorders -- In the valley of darkness: depressive disorders -- Overwhelmed: anxiety disorders -- Broken and crushed: trauma- and stressor-related disorders -- Distressed and destructive: personality disorders -- Section 3: Neurological disorders -- Stricken in years: dementia -- Struck down by violence: cerebrovascular accidents -- The golden bowl: traumatic brain injury -- Section 4: Caring for those who are suffering -- A fatal decision: suicide -- A holistic approach to recovery -- Mental illness and the church.
Summary Why has the church struggled in ministering to those with mental illnesses? Each day men and women diagnosed with mental disorders are told they need to pray more and turn from their sin. Mental illness is equated with demonic possession, weak faith, and generational sin. As both a church leader and a professor of psychology and behavioral sciences, Michael S. Stanford has seen far too many mentally ill brothers and sisters damaged by well-meaning believers who respond to them out of fear or misinformation rather than grace. Grace for the Afflicted is written to educate Christians about mental illness from both biblical and scientific perspectives. Stanford presents insights into our physical and spiritual nature and discusses the appropriate role of psychology and psychiatry in the life of the believer. Describing common mental disorders, Stanford probes what science says and what the Bible says about each illness. Consistent with DSM-5 diagnoses, this revised and expanded edition is thoroughly updated with new material throughout.
Subjects Mental illness -- Religious aspects
Mental health -- Religious aspects
Church work with the mentally ill
Pastoral counseling
Spiritual healing
Unit Reading List Theological Perspectives on Mental Health (PC137-812)
Foundations of Pastoral Care for People with Mental Illness (PC016-508)
Pastoral Care of those with Mental Ill-Health (PC135-812)
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