Stanford, Matthew S., 1966-

Grace for the afflicted : a clinical and biblical perspective on mental illness / Matthew S. Stanford. - Revised & expanded. - 260 pages ; 21 cm

Includes bibliographical references.

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.

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Mental illness--Religious aspects.
Mental health--Religious aspects.
Church work with the mentally ill.
Pastoral counseling.
Spiritual healing.

RC 489 .S676 / S73 2017