White, John,  1924-2002. <br/><br/>
The masks of melancholy :  a Christian physician looks at depression & suicide /  [print] 
John White. 
 - Downers Grove, Illinois :  InterVarsity Press,  (c)1982. 
 - 252 pages :  illustrations ;  21 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>PennsylvaniaRT ONE: Christianity and Mental Illness  --  1. The differences in depression  --  2. Sin, disease, and the devil  --  3. Healing and the mind PennsylvaniaRT TWO: Science and the Masks  --  4. Saints, science and psychology  --  5. The masks of melancholy PennsylvaniaRT THREE: Understanding Depression and Suicide  --  6. Theories about depression  --  7. Fearfully and wonderfully made  --  8. The anatomy of suicide  --  PennsylvaniaRT FOUR: Coping with depression and suicide  --  9. Coping with suicide  --  10. Straightening bent minds: psychotherapies  --  11. Straightening bent minds: physical therapies  --  Epilog: Pain and shame which should not exist. 
<br/><br/> John White identifies the symptoms of depression, explains its complex causes, and discusses available treatments. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780877849803 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>82000260 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>890023719  can 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>8212328  DNLM 009102140  Uk (AMICUS)000003270891 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Self-destructive behavior.<br/>Christian life.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RC537.W585.M375 1982 RC537