| Description |
271 pages ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [254]-269) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Falling into darkness: the experience of depression -- Rising into light: bipolar swings, mania, and happiness -- A mind diseased: genes, chemicals, and other mysteries -- Some rooted sorrows: childhood, thought patterns, and relationships -- Loss, sorrow, and grief: inevitable pain in a broken world -- Suicide: the final solution? -- Breaking points and suicidal saints -- Coping with anxiety, worry, and fear -- Anger and the struggle to forgive -- The tangled web of guilt and shame -- Reducing vulnerability and moving toward healing -- Hope and light in the darkness. |
| Summary |
Psychiatrist and theologian Richard Winter explores the complex medical and psychological issues surrounding depression. He sorts through recent scientific research on its biochemical and genetic causes and examines social and cultural factors. Winter also dispels common Christian misunderstandings of depression and looks at how biblical characters experienced severe despair. Throughout he offers ways to help the suffering. --from publisher description |
| Subject |
Depression, Mental -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Depressed persons -- Religious life.
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Depression, Mental.
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| ISBN |
9780830834686 paperback alkaline paper |
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0830834680 paperback alkaline paper |
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