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EMDR and the Meaning of Suffering

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  • Edward T. Welch

What is a godly way of working through suffering? This article begins by discussing a treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, yet it goes beyond promoting certain techniques by encouraging biblical ways of examining pain and suffering.

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Help for the Caregiver: Facing the Challenges with Understanding and Strength

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  • Mike Emlet

Are you a caregiver for someone with chronic physical and mental problems? Are you trying to understand the changes in their personality, or how to love them in their changing circumstances? This article provides general principles for you to apply to your situation, whether that be caring for a stroke victim, an Alzheimer’s sufferer, bipolar disorder, or otherwise.

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Basics about Bipolar (Part 3)

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  • Edward T. Welch

In this final post on bipolar disorder, the author reviews another book on the topic, this time a personal account of living with bipolar. He goes on to discuss three common views on the use of medication, and then concludes by revisiting the case study introduced in the first part of the series.

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The Dark Monster: A Parent's Struggle with Mental Illness

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  • Anonymous

Christians are not immune to mental illness. This article looks at psychosis or insanity, and discusses how to deal with someone in the family who has such an illness.

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Why Christian Love Matters in Depression

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  • Kathryn Butler

The author speaks as one who struggles with depression, and offers helpful insights and advice to fellow believers as to how to respond well in support of brothers and sisters who suffer with depression.

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Christian Reflections on Mental Disorder

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  • Heath Lambert

This article provides balanced and biblical reflections on conditions that are referred to as mental illnesses.

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Personality Disorder: What Use Is This Label for a Counsellor?

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  • Lucy Moll

This article offers descriptions of, and a biblical perspective on, personality disorders (including obsessive-compulsive behaviour) and identifies the hope that biblical counselling offers to those diagnosed with such disorders.

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Ten Ways Mental Illness Is Stigmatized in the Church

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  • Amy Simpson

There are ten ways in which the church can stigmatize mental illness, and this article lists them.

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Making the Church a Safe Place for Mental Illness

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  • Stephen Altrogge

How can the church be a safe place for people with mental illness or mental disorder? Acknowledge the illness, talk about physical and spiritual sides of mental illness, and show love.

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Hope in the Darkness of Mental Illness

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  • Glenn Scrivener

This article gives insight into the suffering of those with mental illness, identifies some of the kinds of “miserable comfort” believers sometimes offer those with mental illness, and lays out the hope of the gospel as it speaks to people experiencing mental disorder.

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Mental Illness and the Church

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  • Jeremy Pierre

This article offers wise and biblical insights into mental illness, and how the church should view and care for those who suffer from mental illnesses.

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Pastoral Care and the Mental Health World

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  • Andy Farmer

This article offers some insight into the mental health world, and advice to those who are caring for people receiving treatment from mental health professionals and facilities.

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OCD: Biblical Help and Hope Now

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  • Lucy Moll

How can you help people who suffer from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)? This article explains the secular take on OCD, its physiological component, and a biblical approach to helping OCD sufferers.

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A Pastor’s Reflections: Demon Possession and Mental Illness

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  • Valiant for Truth

Is there a relationship between mental illness and demon possession? In addressing this question, the article notes that in Scripture, not all epileptics were demon-possessed and not all demon-possessed people were epileptics. This distinction has important pastoral implications, which the author goes on to establish by way of questions a pastor needs to consider: Are there any indicators revealing that the person dabbles in the occult?

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A Low Sense of Self-Esteem

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  • R. Dale

The message of self-esteem preached by pop-psychology is a great threat to the church, since it undermines the gospel.

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Loving People with Mental Illness

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  • Craig Marshall

How should the church care for those suffering from mental illness? This article mentions several things.

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Mental Health: How Can We Help?

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  • Liam Dekker

Those within the church suffering from mental health issues should not only be directed to professionals for help. The church should play a role in helping them. This article discusses three ways in which the church can do that.

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Don’t Harm Yourself

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  • J. Jonkman

This article considers the practice of self-harm, whether spiritually or physically, and the hope we have through the gospel and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

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A Crucial Question: Is Mental Illness Biblical?

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  • Stephen Altrogge

Is mental illness only a spiritual problem? This article argues that the biblical teaching on the depravity of man sheds light on how Christians should approach the issue of mental illness.

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Ten Ways Mental Illness Is Stigmatized in the Church

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  • Amy Simpson

There are ten ways in which the church can stigmatize mental illness, and this article lists them.

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Remains of the Brain's Day – A Christian's Perspective on Dementia

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  • S. Buckingham

This article offers a Christian perspective on dementia.

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Some Things You Should Know about Christians Who Struggle with Anxiety

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  • Tim Challies

Panic attacks and anxiety attacks are real, even for Christians. But do not confuse anxiety attack with worry; they are different. This is important to understanding Christians struggling with anxiety. Let the article explain.

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Six Things You Should Know about Faith and Mental Illness

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  • Michael Horton

What is the relationship between faith and mental illness? Many in the past did not believe mental disorders were real. This article raises six points for consideration concerning faith and mental illness.

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Alzheimer’s and Faith Loving Care for Struggling Friends

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  • Jan Neels

Alzheimer’s is a brain disorder resulting in a progressive decline in intellectual and social skills. Does it mean people with Alzheimer's cannot have faith in Christ? This article explains how Christians should think about faith in relation to people with Alzheimer's.

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The Christian and Mental Illness

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  • J. E. Marshall

This article is about mental illness, the relation of mental illness and sin, and the place of the doctor psychiatrist.

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