Much madness is divinest sense
Subtitle: wisdom in memoirs of soul-suffering
By: Kathleen J. Greider.
Publisher: Pilgrim Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Cleveland, Ohio
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780829815702
Subjects: Mental health -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Emotions -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Mentally ill -- Case studies; Mentally ill -- Religious aspects
Genres: Case studies.
Table of contents: title: Memoirs of soul-suffering; title: Why study memoirs of soul-suffering?; title: What makes wisdom in memoirs of soul-suffering "spiritual?"; title: Why produce memoirs of soul-suffering?; title: Problems with memoirs of soul-suffering; title: Studying memoirs of soul-suffering; title: Identity; title: Personal contexts, particular suffering; title: Underrepresented diversity; title: Demographic diversity; title: Diversity in suffering and healing; title: Social sicknesses, collective suffering; title: Cultural conditions; title: Relational and existential violences; title: Social "progress"; title: Bigotry and discrimination; title: Sick from seeing too much; title: Suffering; title: Acute anguish; title: Its emergence; title: Images and metaphors; title: Physical aspects of acute anguish; title: Difficulty of accessing treatment; title: The shock of loss; title: Spiritual and religious distress; title: Longer-term dynamics of the anguish; title: The unknown; title: Shame and responsibility; title: Social isolation; title: Damaged relationships; title: Loss and grief; title: The special anguish of suicidality; title: Families' distinctive anguish; title: Suicide survivors; title: Other families' distinctive suffering; title: Care; title: Care that harms; title: The anguish of mental health treatment; title: The anguish of religious care; title: Care that helps; title: Breathing, and other acts of being; title: No small thing; title: Everyone needs keys; title: Life really is a mystery; title: Increasing pain thresholds; title: What can we say?; title: Renewable resources; title: Healing; title: Turning points; title: Acceptance; title: Healing work; title: Connecting with families of birth and choice; title: Building habits of holistic health; title: Education; title: Mourning as part of healing work; title: Preparation for recurrence; title: Respite; title: Healing mental health services; title: Hospitalization; title: Diagnoses and medications; title: Psychotherapists and psychotherapy; title: Communal approaches to mental health care; title: Healing mind, body and soul; title: Healing religion; title: Religious concepts; title: Religious practices; title: Religious professionals; title: Healing spirituality; title: Appreciation of simplicity; title: Humor and playfulness; title: Paradox; title: Creativity; title: Nature; title: Genuineness; title: Service; title: Hope.