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January 1, 2021
This chapter draws from a wide range of primary and secondary source literature to illustrate how Christians, physicians and otherwise, have understood the spiritual dimension of “madness.” Beginning with the New Testament and extending to the present day, ...
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February 27, 2012
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This book aims to inform and explain, as well as to be thought provoking and even controversial. ...
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2011
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The symposium was an attempt to expand the current DSM text on "Specific Culture, Age, and Gender Features"; and "Differential Diagnosis" to include the impact of religious/spiritual factors on phenomenology, differential diagnosis, course, ... ...
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January 1, 2009
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SUMMARY Spiritual and religious issues are sometimes neglected or misrepresented in histories of psychiatry. This chapter outlines a historical approach to understanding how spiritual and religious ideas are expressed in medical and religious writings deal ...
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January 1, 2005
The August 7, 1998 bombing of the American embassy in Nairobi affected a large number of people, both Kenyan and American. The bombing led to a large-scale response from the Kenyan mental health community and to collaboration between American and Kenyan re ...
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2004
Although the literature on worldview in psychiatry is relatively sparse, there is a longstanding, natural connection between anthropology and psychiatry. ...
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January 2000
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September 18, 1998
The Handbook of Religion and Mental Health is a useful resource for mental health professionals, religious professionals, and counselors. ...
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1990
This book brings together the research studies and clinical experience of more than 40 internationally recognized contributors who paint an insightful and thought-provoking portrait of the suicidal patient at various stages of the life span ... ...
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