| Description |
1 online resource (134 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. Current Research into Bipolar Disorder; Defining Bipolar Disorder; Treatment by Physicians; Genetic Factors in Bipolar Disorder; Psychotherapy and Bipolar Disorder; Chapter 2. Current Pastoral Counseling Theory; Case Study; Beginnings; Pastoral Counseling with the Bipolar Client; Treatment Models; Conflict in Pastoral Counseling; The Religious Experience of Suffering; Conclusion; Chapter 3. Quaker Treatment of the Mentally III; A Model; The Founders; A Theology of Quakerism?; Silence |
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Connections and Modern ExpressionsConclusion; Chapter 4. Silence and Psychotherapy with Bipolar Disorder; A Personal Anecdote; Aspects of Silence in Religious Experience; Prayer and Silence; Self-Emptying As a Way Toward Health; Silence and Psychotherapy; Chapter 5. Community in Treatment; Case Study; Community in the Social Sciences; Public Perception of Mental Illness; Theology and Community; Applying Spirituality, Community, and Psychotherapy; Chapter 6. Theological Reflection on Bipolar Disorder; Suffering in Schillebeeckx's Theology; Solidarity and Freedom; Case Analysis |
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Chapter 7. ConclusionsReferences; Index |
| Summary |
Learn how religion can help in treating those suffering from bipolar disorderThe Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Pastoral Counseling introduces a new treatment model based on Quaker ideas and practices that can be used in conjunction with medical and psychological practice for treating manic-depressive illness. This unique book examines the interplay between religion and psychoanalysis, using the latest research on the importance of silence, prayer, and meditation in psychotherapy, the role of community in healing, and the problem of God and suffering. The book includes clinical e |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Koenig, Harold G
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| ISBN |
9781317786566 |
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1317786564 |
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