Madness & grace : a practical guide for pastoral care and serious mental illness /
Research tells us that when most people suffer from mental health crises, the first person they turn to for help is not a physician, a psychiatrist, or a social worker, but a pastor, priest, or a minister. Unfortuntely, many church leaders are not trained to recognize mental illness and don't...
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| Materialtyp: | Licensed eBooks |
| Språk: | engelska |
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Conshohocken :
Templeton Press,
2021.
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| Serie: | Spirituality and mental health.
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| Länkar: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2929636 |
| Sammanfattning: | Research tells us that when most people suffer from mental health crises, the first person they turn to for help is not a physician, a psychiatrist, or a social worker, but a pastor, priest, or a minister. Unfortuntely, many church leaders are not trained to recognize mental illness and don't know when to refer someone to a mental health professional. The consequence - unintended yet tragic - is continued and unnecessary suffering. Madness and Grace is a comprehensive guide for church ministry to alleviate this situation. It is carefully constructed to help build competency in detecting a wide spectrum of mental disorders, such as knowing when a person is contemplating suicide based on telltale patterns of speech. It also explodes common discriminatory myths that stigmatize people with mental illness, such as the myth that they are more prone to violence than others. Dr. Matthew Stanford has treated clients afflicated with all manner or mental disorders throughout his long career. In Madness and Grace, he takes the full extent of his experience and makes it accessible and actionable for the lay reader. He explains what constitutes a mental illness and how these disorders are classified according to science. He next teaches how to notice the prescence of a mental illness by listening carefully to phraseology, observing behavior, and asking discerning questions. Finally, he discusses methods of treatment, common religious concerns about mental health, and ways church communities can support people on the road to recovery. --Back cover. |
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| Fysisk beskrivning: | 1 online resource (v, 201 pages) |
| Bibliografi: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1599475804 9781599475806 9781599475790 |