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Darkness Is My Only Companion A Christian Response to Mental Illness

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ISBN-10: 1587431750

ISBN-13: 9781587431753

Edition: 2006

Authors: Kathryn Greene-McCreight

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Where is God in the suffering of a mentally ill person? What happens to the soul when the mind is ill? How are Christians to respond in the face of mental illness? In Darkness Is My Only Companion, Kathryn Greene-McCreight confronts these difficult questions raised by her own mental illness--bi-polar disorder. With brutal honesty, she tackles often avoided topics such as suicide, mental hospitals, and shock therapy. Greene-McCreight offers the reader everything from poignant and raw glimpses into the mind of a mentally ill person to practical and forthright advice for their friends, family, and clergy. Her voice is a comfort to those who suffer from mental illness and an invaluable resource…    
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Book details

List price: $18.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Brazos Press
Publication date: 4/1/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

Kathryn Greene-McCreight (PhD, Yale University) has become a champion of responsible Christian attitudes toward mental illness. She is priest associate at The Episcopal Church at Yale in New Haven, Connecticut, and the author of several books. She also serves on the board of the Elm City Chapter of NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness) and on the Patient and Advisory Council of Yale Psychiatric Hospital.

Preface
Introduction
Facing Mental Illness
Darkness
Mental Illness
Temptation to Suicide
Mania
Darkness, Again
Hospital
Faith and Mental Illness
Feeling, Memory, and Personality
Brain, Mind, and Soul
Sin, Suffering, and Despair
Dark Night, Discipline, and the Hiddenness of God
Health and Prayer
Living with Mental Illness
How Clergy, Friends, and Family Can Help
Choosing Therapy
Conclusion
Why and How I Use Scripture
A Brief Checklist of Symptoms and Resources
Bibliography