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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9780830845071
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RC489.G733 2017
RC489.S676.S785.G733 2017

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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.

Summary: 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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SECTION 1: Psychology, Psychiatry, and Faith Fearfully and wonderfully made The adversary The secular and the sacred A cake of figs

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

About Matthew S. Stanford Matthew S. Stanford, Ph.D. is CEO of the Hope and Healing Center and Institute in Houston, Texas and adjunct professor in the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine and Houston Methodist Institute for Academic Medicine. A fellow of the Association for Psychological Science he is the author of over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles in psychology, psychiatry, and neuroscience. His research on the interplay between psychology and issues of faith has been featured in such national publications as The New York Times, USA Today, and Christianity Today, as well as many news websites including Fox, MississippiNBC, Yahoo, and US News and World Report.

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