Review
"David Welton writes with the wisdom, compassion, and authority of one who has struggled firsthand with bipolar illness." --
Robert C. Dykstra, PhD, Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary"This is a book by a pastoral counselor, for pastoral counselors." --
David M. Franzen, M.Div., Th.M., D.Min., Director of the Pastoral Care and Counseling Department at Alamance Regional Medical Center, Burlington, North Carolina
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
Product Description
The Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Pastoral Counseling introduces a new treatment model based on Quaker ideas and practices that can be used in conjunction with medical and psychological practice for treating manic-depressive illness. This unique book examines the interplay between religion and psychoanalysis, using the latest research on the importance of silence, prayer, and meditation in psychotherapy, the role of community in healing, and the problem of God and suffering. The book includes clinical examples from the author's counseling practice, case studies of bipolar clients, and an extensive bibliography of materials on this crippling disorder that affects more than two million American adults.