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Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext Introduces a 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 book examines the interplay between religion and psychoanalysis. Zusammenfassung Introduces a 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 book examines the interplay between religion and psychoanalysis. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 ...