Ministry with Persons with Mental Illness and Their Families

Robert H. Albers, William H. Meller, Steven D. Thurber, Robert H. Albers, William H. Meller, Steven D. Thurber

• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN:
  9781506457826
• eBook ISBN:
  9781506457833
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Christian Ministry

Those who are afflicted as well as those who are adversely affected by mental illness often live lives of "quiet desperation" without recourse to appropriate assistance. Most caregivers confronted with these illnesses in the work of ministry have had no training or accurate information about mental illnesses, so frequently they do nothing, resulting in further harm and damage. Others may operate out of a theological system that does not adequately account for the nature, severity, or treatment of these illnesses. In Ministry with Persons with Mental Illness and Their Families, Second Edition, psychiatrists and pastoral theologians come together in an interdisciplinary, collaborative effort to ensure accuracy of information concerning the medical dimensions of mental illness, interpret these illnesses from a faith perspective, and make suggestions relative to effective ministry. Readers will learn how science and a faith tradition can not only co-exist but work in tandem to alleviate the pain of the afflicted and affected.

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Index

AA (Alcoholics Anonymous), 94, 101, 105, 108, 111, 114, 116

Aaro-Jonsson, Catherine, 213, 220

Abelson, Jamie M., 189

Abilify, 53

abuse: domestic, 74; laxative, 125

acamprosate, 101–2

acetylcholine, 234

acid: gamma-amino butyric, 35; name barbituric, 263

acquired brain injury (ABI), 191, 193, 195, 197, 199, 201, 203, 205, 207, 209, 211, 213, 215, 217, 219

Adams, Heather, 198, 221

addiction, vii, xiv, 93, 96, 103–4, 106–9, 111–16, 193, 200, 257; medicine, 94, 101; opioid, 200

Adenzato, 190

ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), 153, 167, 170, 188, 192, 221

adjustment, 153, 202–3, 210, 212; disorder, 29, 34

Adlaf, Edward M., 95, 114

adolescents, 122–23, 131–32, 146, 152, 158, 162, 166, 171–72, 174, 189, 195, 202; psychiatric disorders, 171

affective disorders, vii, 4, 6–7, 197

aggression, 150, 170–80, 182–87, 189–90, 197, 203, 205, 235; aggressive behaviors, 169, 172, 174, 178–83, 185, 193; aggressiveness, 170–71, 176; passive, 170–71; physical, 192

agitation, 4, 34, 232, 235, 240, 254–55; life-threatening, 255–56

agoraphobia, 29, 33, 40, 43; panic with, 33

Ahmed, Nasiya, 230, 249

AlA (Alzheimer’s Association), 230–32, 234, 236–37, 244–45, 249

Albers, Robert H., xi, xii, 1, 10, 15, 20, 93, 104–9, 114

alcohol: abuse, 95, 100, 123, 126, 133; alcoholism, 94, 99–100, 107, 114, 116, 233; delirium, 254; dependence, 95, 100, 114, 116; treatment, 102; use, 99–100; use disorders, 94–95, 101

Alcoholics Anonymous. See AA

Alterman, Arthur I., 102, 116

Alzheimer’s disease, 67, 199, 226–27, 231, 233–35, 238–43, 245–48

Amador, Xavier, 54, 68

amnesia, 211

Anderson, Herbert, 14, 21

Anderson, Vicki, 198, 220, 221

Andreasen, Nancy, xviii, 3, 20, 128, 146

anger, 13, 16, 76–77, 80, 82, 104–5, 182–83, 216

Al-Anon, 108, 111

anorexia nervosa, 29, 118, 120–25, 128–35, 146–47; treatment of, 130, 133

Antabuse, 101

antidepressants, 53, 133, 266, 268; family of, 266–67; tricyclic, 266

antipsychotic medications, 53, 77, 256, 265, 266, 268; atypical, 133; prescribed, 61

antisocial, 72–74, 86

antisocial personality disorder (ASPD), 74, 78, 91

anxiety, 17, 20, 23–45, 76–77, 82, 103–4, 118–19, 122, 133, 135, 171, 174–77, 179, 237, 239; nonproductive, 39, 41, 43–44; separation, 29, 32, 81, 126; symptoms, 27, 33, 43, 122

anxiety disorders, 23, 25, 27–31, 33–35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 118, 133, 135; generalized, 29, 32, 38, 96, 126

aripiprazole, 53, 235

Asarnow, Robert, 202, 220

Ashwin, Emma, 158, 166

Asperger syndrome, 151

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. See ADHD

autism spectrum conditions, 149–68, 170; autistic sa...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Table Of Contents
• Editors and Contributors
• Introduction, First Edition
• Introduction, Second Edition
• Depression
• Anxiety Disorders
• Psychotic Disorders
• Personality Disorders
• Substance-Use Disorders
• Eating Disorders
• Autism Spectrum Conditions
• Childhood Aggression
• Acquired Brain Injury
• Dementia
• Delirium
• Psychopharmacology
• Index