The Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Pastoral Counseling: Community an

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Learn how religion can help in treating those suffering from bipolar disorder The 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... Read more

Learn how religion can help in treating those suffering from bipolar disorder

The 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 examples from the author’s counseling practice, case studies of bipolar clients, and an extensive bibliography of materials on this crippling disorder that affects more than two million American adults.

With its multidisciplinary approach, pastoral counseling may be the most effective psychotherapy for use with medical and pharmacological treatments. Pastoral counselors can gain valuable insights from psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, learning, and family systems theories for a more complete understanding of their clients. The Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Pastoral Counseling examines current understandings of the disorder, including the effects, advantages, and disadvantages of medications, genetic factors, and the search for a “mood gene,” and looks at current treatment approaches, including object relations, psychoeducational, and narrative psychology.

The Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Pastoral Counseling examines:

the writings of Quaker reformers, their methods of treatment, and the philosophies behind them
key theological ideas of Quakerism that are helpful to pastoral counselors
the ethical implications of pastoral counseling
self-emptying as a way toward health
the client’s right to privacy and individuality
the nature of suffering
the public perception of mental illness
theological reflections of mental illness
and much more

The Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Pastoral Counseling also includes case studies of bipolar clients and an extensive bibliography of books, journal articles, and Internet resources. This unique book is an invaluable resource for pastoral counselors and psychotherapists in private practice, as well as chaplains and parish pastors. Read less

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 Ill
A Model
The Founders
A Theology of Quakerism?
Silence
Connections and Modern Expressions
Conclusion
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
Chapter 7. Conclusions
References
Index

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David Welton, DMin, is chaplain at VITAS Innovative Hospice Care in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. His professional work has included parish ministry, chaplaincy, and family therapy. His current professional interests include mental illness and faith, dementia studies, and the psychiatric dimensions of grief.

The Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Pastoral Counseling Community and Silence

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