Mental Health and ReligionThe author explores religious behaviour and provides a guide for those helping the mentally ill. |
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... simply , the suggestion is that a person who is unhappy with their parents will be unhappy with God and , conversely , a good relationship with parents will lead to a good relationship with God . Thus the religious relationship may not ...
... simply , the suggestion is that a person who is unhappy with their parents will be unhappy with God and , conversely , a good relationship with parents will lead to a good relationship with God . Thus the religious relationship may not ...
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... simply engaging in culturally sanctioned behaviour . Littlewood and Lipsedge encourage the attempt to distin- guish healthy and unhealthy religiosity . In the end , they concluded that M. was probably suffering from unhealthy ...
... simply engaging in culturally sanctioned behaviour . Littlewood and Lipsedge encourage the attempt to distin- guish healthy and unhealthy religiosity . In the end , they concluded that M. was probably suffering from unhealthy ...
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... simply carrying out God's command to fast and purify himself . He had heard these divine instructions during his long hours of prayer . M.'s feeling that he was being ' made ' to carry out God's will appeared to resemble the ...
... simply carrying out God's command to fast and purify himself . He had heard these divine instructions during his long hours of prayer . M.'s feeling that he was being ' made ' to carry out God's will appeared to resemble the ...
Contents
Definitions of mental health and of religion | 7 |
A general framework for understanding some causes | 19 |
Communities where noone goes mad? | 44 |
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References to this book
Psychiatry and Religion: Context, Consensus and Controversies Dinesh Bhugra No preview available - 1997 |