Spiritual Dimensions of Mental Health

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Health-physical, mentái, spiritual. All three are closely related. But in modern mental-health care one of them is often neglected. Nurses, social workers and counselors are rarely taught to minister to their clients' spiritual needs. In fact, they are sometimes told to ignore them altogether. But spiritual needs can play a part in any illness. They may become especially strong when the mind and emotions are affected. So how can Christian workers help their clients spiritually without violating their freedom or antagonizing other members of the health-care team? How can they help their colleagues and keep their own sanity under extremely stressful conditions? Judith Allén Shelly joins Sandra D. John and other mental-health professionals to show how Christians can minister effectively to such deep needs. Judith Allén Shelly, associate director of resource development for Nurses' Christian Fellowship, has written or contributed to many books on spiritual aspects of nursing. These... Tovább

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Health-physical, mentái, spiritual. All three are closely related. But in modern mental-health care one of them is often neglected. Nurses, social workers and counselors are rarely taught to minister to their clients' spiritual needs. In fact, they are sometimes told to ignore them altogether. But spiritual needs can play a part in any illness. They may become especially strong when the mind and emotions are affected. So how can Christian workers help their clients spiritually without violating their freedom or antagonizing other members of the health-care team? How can they help their colleagues and keep their own sanity under extremely stressful conditions? Judith Allén Shelly joins Sandra D. John and other mental-health professionals to show how Christians can minister effectively to such deep needs. Judith Allén Shelly, associate director of resource development for Nurses' Christian Fellowship, has written or contributed to many books on spiritual aspects of nursing. These include Spiritual Care: The Nurses Role, Dilemma: A Nurses Guide for Making Ethical Decisions and Spiritual Needs of Children. Sandra D. John, a former staff nurse, has taught in a psychiatric mental-health setting and has been a chaplain to psychiatric patients. She is now a family therapist at the Center for Experiential Theology in Berkeley. A book in The Spiritual Perspectíves in Nursing series edited by Judith Allén Shelly Vissza