Lund – When your family is living with mental illness

CELC

616.895 L

Lund
Author:     Lund, Marcia, 1959-
Title:     When your family is living with mental illness / Marcia Lund.
Publisher:     Minneapolis, MN : Augsburg Books, c2002.
Series:     Difficult times series
Physical description:     60 p. ; 18 cm.
Note:     Includes bibliographical references (p. 56-59).
Summary: Mental illness is a disease like any other. Those dealing with mental illness-whether personally, in their family, or with a friend-can be confused or frustrated by a disease that is unpredictable and detrimental. With straightforward spiritual guidance, this volume is perfect for anyone affected by mental illness. Using practical suggestions for encouraging the reader to reconnect spiritually with God, this book can help sufferers resolve issues and find peace.
Subject:     Mentally ill — Family relationships — Popular works.
ISBN:     0806644230 (ALK. PAPER)

Fitzpatrick – Will Medicine Stop the Pain?

CELC

248.8625 F

Fitzpatrick

Personal Author:

Fitzpatrick, Elyse, & Hendrickson, Laura, M.D.

Title:

Will Medicine Stop the Pain? / Elyse Firapatrick & Laura Hendrickson, M.D.

Publication info:

Chicago IL:  Moody Publishers, c2006

Physical description:

234 p. ; Appendices (pp. 201-234)

Summary:

Twice as many women as men will experience depression sometime in their
lifetime, and episodes for women are likely to start at earlier ages, last longer,
and recur more frequently, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians
(aafp.org). Many women are given medication to treat the disease, but medication
alone does not always address the underlying emotions which trouble the mind and
spirit. Counselor Elyse Fitzpatrick and Dr. Laura Hendrickson provide biblical guidance
on how to balance medical intervention with biblical encouragement.

Subject term:

Spiritual Healing

Subject term:

Healing—Religious Aspects—Christianity

Subject term:

Depression Mental—Religious Aspects—Christianity

Subject term:

Mental Health—Religious Aspects —Christianity

ISBN-10:

0820458025

ISBN-13:

9780802458025

Tags:

Christianity, Depression, Healing, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Spirituality

 

Govig – Souls are made of endurance

CELC

362.2 G

Govig

Author     Govig, Stewart D. (Stewart Delisle), 1927-
Title     Souls are made of endurance : surviving mental illness in the family / Stewart D. Govig.
Publisher     Louisville, Ky. : Westminster/John Knox Press, c1994.
Edition     1st ed.
Descrip.     xvi, 111 p. ; 22 cm.
Bibliog.     Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-107) and index.
Summary In Souls Are Made of Endurance, Stewart Govig gives a personal account of his family’s struggle with their son’s mental illness. After his son was diagnosed with schizophrenia, Govig’s family faced not only the difficulty of finding medical care and therapy but also the personal anguish and the questioning of faith and of God that often accompany such a crisis. The author’s two foundations are the Bible and personal experience. His spiritual search returns meaning to his family’s struggle and restores faith and hope. Govig provides guidance and support, and exposes the way society stigmatizes people with mental illness. This book is a powerful statement of hope that every pastor, counselor, and family dealing with mental illness needs to read.
Subject     Mentally ill — Family relationships — Case studies.
Schizophrenics — Family relationships — Case studies.
Mentally ill — Family relationships — Religious aspects — Christianity.
ISBN     0664252893 (alk. paper)

McCreight – Darkness is my only companion

CELC

362.2 MC

McCreight

Personal Author:

Greene-McCreight, Kathryn, 1961-

Title:

Darkness is my only companion : a Christian response to mental illness / Kathryn Greene-McCreight.

Publication info:

Grand Rapids, MI : Brazos Press, c2006.

Physical description:

176 p. ; Append., Biblio (pp.163-176) 22 cm.

Summary:

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 for those who love and support them.

Subject term:

Mental illness–Religious aspects–Christianity.

Subject term:

Mentally ill–Religious life.

ISBN:

1587431750

Tags:

Biblical Counseling, bipolar, Christian, Christianity, counseling, depression, Depressions,  episcopal, faith, mental illness, pastoral, religion, schizophrenia, Theology

 

 

Carlson – Finding Alice

CELC

FIC C

Carlson

Personal Author:

Carlson, Melody.

Title:

Finding Alice : a novel / Melody Carlson.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication info:

Colorado Springs, Colo. : WaterBrook Press, 2003.

Physical description:

375p.

Summary:

Alice is a young woman who struggles with schizophrenia. At first, her mother’s church tries exorcising the demons out. When that didn’t work, she is taken to a horrible mental hospital where she is drugged. She escapes to the streets, and is led to a kind woman (Faye) who takes her in. Alice then finds help at the Golden House through Faye’s nephew, Simon.

Powerfully raw and brutally honest, Finding Alice is a story of individual suffering and hope, a family’s shared ordeal, and a search for true mental and spiritual healing.

Subject term:

Women college students–Fiction.

Subject term:

Schizophrenics–Fiction.

ISBN:

1578657734

Tags:

Christian Fiction, Christianity, college student, God, homelessness, mental illness, realistic fiction, religion, religious fiction, schizophrenia, young adult

 

 

 

 

 

DeRosis – Book of hope

CELC

155.6 D

DeRosis

1976

Personal Author:

De Rosis, Helen.

Title:

The book of hope : how women can overcome depression / Helen A. De Rosis and Victoria Y. Pellegrino.

Publication info:

New York : Macmillan, c1976.

Physical description:

xii, 299 p. ; 24 cm.

Summary:

A practical, down-to-earth self-help book that gives the real you a chance-starting today.  Contains clear explanations, practical advice, and useful exercises to help the reader with low self-esteem.

Subject term:

Women–Mental health.

Subject term:

Depression, Mental.

Added author:

Pellegrino, Victoria Y.

ISBN:

0025310402