a clinical and biblical perspective on mental illness Stanford, Matthew S. 1966- creator author. text Electronic books. xx 2017 Revised & expanded. monographic eng 1 online resource (260 pages) 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, Matthew 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. -- 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. Matthew S. Stanford. Mental illness Religious aspects Mental health Religious aspects Church work with the mentally ill Pastoral counseling Spiritual healing HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / General MEDICAL / Clinical Medicine MEDICAL / Diseases MEDICAL / Evidence-Based Medicine MEDICAL / Internal Medicine Church work with the mentally ill Mental health Religious aspects Mental illness Religious aspects Pastoral counseling Spiritual healing RC489.S676 S73 2017eb 616.89 (DLC) 2017033982 (OCoLC)999673777 Stanford, Matthew S., 1966- Downers Grove, IL : InterVarsity Press, 2017 Revised and expanded. (DLC) 2017037419 9780830890804 0830890807 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1683122 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1683122 N$T 180125 20200709060600.0 on1020319166 eng