Rev. ed. of: Soul in distress. c1997.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-266) and index.

Conflicts and concerns of religion and psychiatry. A look backward -- Common roles -- Historical changes -- What psychiatry can do -- Parents, society, and heredity. The Freudian revolution : the shift to parental responsibility -- Effect on child rearing -- The shift to social causes -- Reactions to social changes -- Research on heredity of mental illness -- Conclusion -- Biochemistry, mental illness, and medication. What is a disease? -- The use of medication in psychiatry

Selecting the proper medication -- Mood disorders : depression and manic states. Prevalence of depression -- The nature of depression -- What causes depression? -- Environmentally induced depression : Phil -- A biologically induced depression : Bob -- Medical treatment -- Antidepressant medications -- Using antidepressants in other psychiatric conditions -- A look backward -- Beyond medication -- How can the clergy help?

Schizophrenic Disorders. What is schizophrenia? -- A brief history -- What causes schizophrenia? -- Antipsychotic drugs (Neuroleptics) -- The role of the clergy -- Other psychotic disorders. Delusional disorder -- Schizophreniform disorder -- Schizoaffective disorder -- Brief psychotic disorder -- Shared psychotic disorder -- Psychotic disorder due to a general medical condition -- Treatment of the psychoses -- The role of the clergy

The neuroses. Anxiety disorders -- Somatoform disorders -- Dissociative disorders -- What can the clergy do about anxiety disorders? -- Alcoholism and drug abuse. What is alcoholism? -- Why do people drink alcohol? -- Drinking patterns -- How many people drink alcohol? -- Types of alcoholism -- Drug abuse -- Treatment of alcoholism and drug abuse -- The important role of alcoholics anonymous -- Substance abuse and the clergy

Organic Mental Disorders. Overview of organic mental disorders -- What causes organic mental disorders? -- Diagnosing organic brain disease -- Organic disease masquerading as emotional illness -- What can the clergy do?

Personality disorders. How does the personality develop? -- Classification of personality disorders -- Understanding personality types -- Personality types and the clergy -- The psychological effects of loss. Losses large and small -- Defending against loss -- Recognizing stages of grief in the family -- Dealing with loss -- Loss and the clergy -- Sexual Problems in Our Culture. Recent changes -- The sexual disorders -- The paraphilias -- Sexual dysfunctions -- Treatment

Other sexual topics -- What can the clergy do? -- Eating disorders -- Early feeding -- An overview of eating disorders -- Anorexia nervosa -- Bulimia -- Binge-eating disorder -- Obesity -- Further research directions -- What the clergy can do -- Understanding stress. Stress : yesterday and today -- Human development and stress -- Stresses of childhood -- Adult stresses -- Stress on the job -- Identity problems -- The stress of loss -- Marital stress -- Coping with stress -- Exploring needs

Pastoral Ethics : a psychiatrist's view -- Confidentiality -- Transference and countertransference problems -- Countertransference -- Commitment -- Summary -- Psychotherapists : who, what, why, and when to refer. The psychiatrist's education -- Basic assumptions in psychiatry -- Types of psychotherapy -- Recent developments -- The competent psychotherapist -- Choosing a psychotherapist.