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Author Thomas, Alan (Alan Jeffrey), 1963- author.

Title Tackling mental illness together : a biblical and practical approach / Alan Thomas.

Publication Info. London : InterVarsity Press, 2017.

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 206 pages)
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Contents Introduction: setting the scene -- It's not all in the mind -- Rule and relationship -- What is mental illness? -- Freud and the unconscious -- Stress and culture -- Personal responsibility and mental illness -- Drugs, ECT and psychotherapy -- Psychosomatic illnesses -- Severe mental illness: schizophrenia, dementia, bipolar disorder and depression.
Summary This book offers a biblical framework for understanding mental illness and helping the mentally illustrations It synthesises the relevant biblical material with our scientific understanding of mental illness and equips the reader to deal wisely, intelligently, and compassionately with issues of mental health in churches and the community. It helps us discern between bad behaviour, which is a result of illness, and that which results from sin. -- Provided by publisher.
Subject Church work with the mentally ill.
Mentally ill -- Pastoral counseling of.
Mental illness.
Mental health -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
RELIGION -- Christian Life -- General.
RELIGION -- Christian Ministry -- Adult.
RELIGION -- Christian Ministry -- Counseling & Recovery.
Church work with the mentally ill. (OCoLC)fst00861113
Mental health -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. (OCoLC)fst01016363
Mental illness. (OCoLC)fst01016547
Mentally ill -- Pastoral counseling of. (OCoLC)fst01016752
Other Form: Print version: 1783595590 9781783595594 (OCoLC)1000116694
ISBN 9781783595600 (electronic book)
1783595604 (electronic book)
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