TY - BOOK AU - Robert H. Albers TI - Ministry with persons with mental illness and their families SN - 9780800698744 U1 - 259.42 ALB PY - 2012/// CY - Minneapolis PB - Fortress Press KW - Church work with the mentally ill Femmes vivant avec un trouble de santé mentale Mentally Ill Persons Mentally ill Pastoral counseling of Mentally ill women Pastoral Care Pastoral care Pastoral psychology Pastorale des personnes vivant avec un trouble de santé mentale Personnes vivant avec un trouble de santé mentale Counseling pastoral Psychologie pastorale Soins pastoraux mentally ill Find a Copy at a Library Filter by: any any N1 - "Those who are afflicted as well as those who are adversely affected by mental illness often live lives of 'quiet desperation' without recourse to appropriate assistance. Most caregivers confronted with these illnesses in the work of ministry have had no training or accurate information about mental illnesses, so frequently they do nothing, resulting in further harm and damage. Others may operate out of a theological system that does not adequately account for the nature, severity, or treatment of these illnesses. In Ministry with persons with mental illness and their families, eighteen psychiatrists and pastoral theologians come together in an interdisciplinary, collaborative effort to ensure accuracy of information concerning the medical dimensions of mental illness, interpret these illnesses from a faith perspective, and make suggestions relative to effective ministry. Readers will learn how science and a faith tradition can not only coexist but work in tandem to alleviate the pain of the afflicted and affected"--Publisher description ER -