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

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Stanford, Matthew S, 1966 - [Author]

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text

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computer

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online resource

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9780830845071

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RC489.S785.G733 2017
RC489

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Contents:

Fearfully and wonderfully made -- The adversary -- The secular and the sacred -- A cake of figs

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

Stricken in years: dementia -- Struck down by violence: cerebrovascular accidents -- The golden bowl: traumatic brain injury

A fatal decision: suicide -- A holistic approach to recovery -- Mental illness and the church.

Subject: 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, including eight new chapters that cover -bipolar disorders -trauma- and stressor-related disorders -dementia -cerebrovascular accidents (stroke) -traumatic brain injury -suicide -a holistic approach to recovery -mental health and the church. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0830845070/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status)	G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION	Non-fiction	RC489.S676.G733 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		31923001695440

Includes bibliographies and index.

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.

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, including eight new chapters that cover -bipolar disorders -trauma- and stressor-related disorders -dementia -cerebrovascular accidents (stroke) -traumatic brain injury -suicide -a holistic approach to recovery -mental health and the church.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0830845070/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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