This article offers clear and practical instruction, based on biblical principles, to help those caring for people who are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The author seeks to show the interconnectedness of body and soul.

The article provides a biblical definition of abuse that is brief, but identifies various forms or aspects of abuse. The author also gives biblical references and illustrations of the various aspects of abuse.

This article argues that genuine change (change of heart) can only be effected by biblical counselling, and not by the approach or the methods used in secular psychology.