The drug, the soul, and God
Subtitle: a theological perspective on antidepressants
By: John-Mark L. Miravalle.
Publisher: University of Scranton Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Scranton
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781589661929
Subjects: Antidepressants -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church; Depression, Mental -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The phenomenon of depression; title: Brief history of antidepressant development; title: Lithium and electroconvulsive therapy; title: Status of scientific efforts to correlate depression as a biological disorder; title: Theory of the biochemical imbalance cause; title: Clinical psychopharmacology in current practice; title: The objectivity of the passions; title: The physicality of the passions; title: Control over the passions; title: Aquinas's discussion of pain and sorrow; title: Thomistic therapies in relation to sorrow; title: The principle of integrity; title: Magisterial pronouncements against certain violations of human integrity; title: The basic human good of inner peace; title: Various inadequate objections to antidepressants; title: The potential for antidepressant misuse : attack on inner harmony; title: Proximate effects of antidepressant misuse; title: Legitimate uses of antidepressant drugs; title: The repressive disorder; title: Emotional deprivation disorder (EDD); title: An appraisal of the work of terruwe and baars relative to depression and antidepressant drugs; title: Reconciling divine goodness with the reality of suffering; title: The supernatural benefits of suffering from the perspective of the individual; title: The relationship of suffering to Christ and the church.