By:
Kegler, Emmy
Call Number:
RC489 .S676 K44 2021
Format:
Book
Summary:
"We live in an age uniquely attentive to the problem of mental illness. More than half of us will be diagnosed with a mental illness or disorder at some point in our lifetime. It has been easy, for centuries, to relegate persistent emotional and mental struggles entirely to the realm of a failed personal work ethic ("Just don't worry so much!"), not enough faith ("Just pray harder!"), or, in recent years, a chemical imbalance in our brains ("Just take this pill!"). Yet, for those of us who live with mental illness, none of these suggestions provides the quick relief it promises, and the continued struggle takes its toll on our already burdened hearts and minds. In All Who Are Weary, Emmy Kegler joins the reader on the long walk of reflection, understanding, and compassion, calling followers of Jesus back to ancient practices of lament, vulnerability, honesty, community, and hope. This book is not a map to a cure, nor a perfectly restorative prayer. Written with a wide community in mind--patients, but also parents and partners, coworkers and friends, pastors and therapists, and the whole church--All Who Are Weary points to the embodied grace known in Jesus, trusting in the promise of a lighter load for all"--
Publication Date
2021
By:
Barbour, William, 1963-
Call Number:
RC460.2.M471995
Format:
Book
Publication Date
1995
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By:
Barnes, Mary, 1923-
Call Number:
RC463.B36
Format:
Book
Publication Date
1971
By:
Gorwitz, Kurt
Call Number:
RC445.M32G66Q
Format:
Book
By:
McNally, Richard J.
Call Number:
RC454 .M35 2011
Format:
Book
Publication Date
2011
By:
Andreasen, Nancy C.
Call Number:
RC455.4 .G4 A53 2001
Format:
Book
Publication Date
2001
By:
Espejo, Roman, 1977-
Call Number:
RC480 .M46 2011
Format:
Book
Summary:
"Mental Illness: Is Mental Illness a Serious Problem?; How Should Society Address Mental Illness?; What Mental Health Issues Do Youths Face Today?; What Treatments for Mental Illness Are Effective?"--
Publication Date
2011
By:
Hamstra, Bruce
Call Number:
RC469.H351994
Format:
Book
Publication Date
1994
By:
Clarke, James W., 1937-
Call Number:
RC455.2.F67C531990
Format:
Book
Publication Date
1990
By:
Williams, Mary E., 1960-
Call Number:
RC454 .M39 2007
Format:
Book
Publication Date
2007
By:
Kent, Deborah
Call Number:
RC438 .K46 2003Q
Format:
Book
Summary:
Looks at how the mentally ill have been treated throughout history, focusing on advances made in the 19th and 20th centuries regarding mental hospitals, medications, and social acceptance.
Publication Date
2003
By:
Kessler, David A., 1951-
Call Number:
RC454 .K47 2016
Format:
Book
Summary:
Why do we think, feel, and act in ways we wished we did not? For decades, Dr. David A Kessler has studied this question with regard to tobacco, food, and drugs. Over the course of these investigations, he identified one underlying mechanism common to a broad range of human suffering. This phenomenon--capture--is the process by which our attention is hijacked and our brains commandeered by forces outside our control. In this book, Dr. Kessler considers some of the most profound questions we face as human beings: What are the origins of mental afflictions, from everyday unhappiness to addiction and depression--and how are they connected? Where does healing and transcendence fit into this realm of emotional experience? Analyzing an array of insights from psychology, medicine, neuroscience, literature, philosophy, and theology, Dr. Kessler deconstructs centuries of thinking, examining the central role of capture in mental illness and questioning traditional labels that have obscured our understanding of it. With a new basis for understanding the phenomenon of capture, he explores the concept through the emotionally resonant stories of both well-known and unknown people caught in its throes. The closer we can come to fully comprehending the nature of capture, Dr. Kessler argues, the better the chance to alleviate its deleterious effects and successfully change our thinking and behaviors. Ultimately, Capture offers insight into how we form thoughts and emotions, manage trauma, and heal. For the first time, we can begin to understand the underpinnings not only of mental illness but also of our everyday worries and anxieties. Capture is an intimate and critical exploration of the most enduring human mystery of all: the mind.--Adapted from dust jacket.
Publication Date
2016
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