Can Christianity cure obsessive-compulsive disorder?
Subtitle: a psychiatrist explores the role of faith in treatment
By: Ian Osborn.
Publisher: Brazos Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781587432064
Subjects: Luther, Martin, -- 1483-1546; Bunyan, John, -- 1628-1688; Teresa, -- of Avila, Saint, -- 1515-1582; Obsessive-compulsive disorder -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Psychiatry and religion; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder -- therapy -- Biography; Christianity -- psychology -- Biography; Famous Persons -- Biography; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder -- psychology -- Biography; Religion and Psychology -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-204) and index.
Table of contents: title: Renaissance anxieties; title: Martin Luther : a monk crucified by his thoughts; title: John Bunyan : the pilgrim's fears of hellfire; title: Saint Thérèse : the obsessions of the Little Flower; title: What causes obsessive-compulsive disorder?; title: Treating obsessive-compulsive disorder; title: Transferring responsibility to God : the cure of Luther, Bunyan, and Thérèse; title: A therapy of trust : practical use; title: Epilogue : how obsessive-compulsive disorder saved Christianity.