Coping with depression in the ministry and other helping professions /Archibald D. Hart.
- Waco, Texas : Word Books, (c)1984.
- xv, 156 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
List of Figures
Depression in the twentieth century -- The emotional hazards of ministry -- Spiritual causes and consequences of psychological depression -- The many faces of depression -- The purposeful nature of depression -- The concept of loss and the depression cycle -- The phases of depression -- onset -- The phases of depression -- middle stage -- The phases of depression -- recovery -- The professional treatment of depression -- Why ministers burn out -- Depression in the minister's family -- Building resistance to depression 1. The Sequence of Events in the Perception of Loss -- 2. A Model for Understanding Loss -- 3. The "Ideal" Depression Cycle -- 4. The "Typical" Depression Cycle -- 5. The Self-Perpetuating Depression Spiral -- 6. The Phases of Reactive Depression -- 7. Emotional Chaining