Fragile connections
Subtitle: memoirs of mental illness for pastoral care professionals
By: Donald Capps.
Publisher: Chalice Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: St. Louis, Mo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
Subjects: Church work with the mentally ill.; Mental illness -- United States -- Case studies.
Genres: Case studies.
Description: Fragile Connections is about the impact of mental illness on the afflicted and their loved ones. It is written to give ministers and other care providers basic knowledge of four types of mental illness -- depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and Alzheimer's disease -- so that they may better understand and respond to those who suffer from these illnesses. For each of the illnesses discussed, Capps provides readers with a working knowledge of the "five C's" of mental illness: characteristics, causes, course, consequences, and curability. He uses memoirs written by persons afflicted with mental illness or by their family members rather than case studies to offer a personal understanding of the impact of these illnesses.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The awful wilderness of the insane : Anton Boisen; title: A howling tempest in the brain : William Styron; title: It never occurred to me that I was ill : Kay Jamison; title: Stranger in our midst : John Govig; title: We are not our own : James Nichols.