Table of Contents

Section 1: Psychology, Psychiatry, and Faith
1 Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
2 The Adversary
3 The Secular and the Sacred
4 A Cake of Figs
Section 2: Mental Disorders
5 A Lost Mind: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
6 Tormented: Bipolar and Related Disorders
7 In the Valley of Darkness: Depressive Disorders
8 Overwhelmed: Anxiety Disorders
9 Broken and Crushed: Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
10 Distressed and Destructive: Personality Disorders
Section 3: Neurological Disorders
11 Stricken in Years: Dementia
12 Struck Down by Violence: Cerebrovascular Accidents
13 The Golden Bowl: Traumatic Brain Injury
Section 4: Caring for Those Who Are Suffering
14 A Fatal Decision: Suicide
15 A Holistic Approach to Recovery
16 Mental Illness and the Church

About the Author

Matthew S. Stanford holds a PhD in behavioral neuroscience from Baylor University. He is CEO of the Hope and Healing Center Institute in Houston, Texas, and holds adjunct faculty appointments at the Baylor College of Medicine and the department of psychology at the University of Houston.

Reviews

"This book contains detailed information and biblical perspective about various types of disorders. It is an excellent reference to better understand the problem as well as help people with mental illness."
*Amy Simpson, Christianity Today, January/February 2013*