Descriptions and Prescriptions: A Biblical Perspective on Psychiatric Diagnoses and Medications

by Emlet R. Michael

Publisher:

New Growth Press

, 2017

Overview

OCD, ADHD, PTSD, Bipolar Disorder... these are no longer just technical terms and medical diagnoses, they are part of our common vocabulary and culture. As Christians, we shouldn't isolate ourselves from this discussion or dismiss these important issues. But we also should be careful not to accept the entire secular psychiatric diagnostic and treatment enterprise without question. What we need is a balanced, biblically (and scientifically) informed approach that neither blindly accepts nor harshly dismisses psychiatric labels, diagnoses, and medicines that are prescribed to help those who are suffering.

As both a Biblical counselor and medical doctor, Michael R. Emlet, MD, gives readers a Christ-centered approach to psychiatry and guides both lay and professional helpers through the thicket of mental health labels and treatments with a biblical lens. In a clear and thoughtful way that puts the person experiencing mental health issues at the forefront, Emlet uses Scripture to show how the Bible engages in the discussion of psychiatric labels and the medications that are often recommended based on those labels. The first book in the Helping the Helper series, Descriptions and Prescriptions will give readers a biblical, gospel-formed perspective to help them understand and minister to those struggling with mental health issues.

Key Features

• Gives readers a Christ-centered approach to psychiatry.
• Guides through the thicket of mental health labels and treatments with a biblical lens.
• Uses Scripture to show how the Bible engages in the discussion of psychiatric labels.

Product Details

• Title: Descriptions and Prescriptions: A Biblical Perspective on Psychiatric Diagnoses and Medications
• Author: Emlet R. Michael
• Series: Helping The Helper Series
• Publisher: New Growth Press
• Print Publication Date: 2017
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 112
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subject: Psychology, Religious
• ISBNs: 9781945270116, 9781945270123, 194527011X, 1945270128
• Resource ID: LLS:DSCRPTNSPMDCTNS
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-07-16T23:01:57Z

About Emlet R. Michael

Michael R. Emlet, MDiv, MD, practiced as a family physician for over ten years before becoming a counselor and faculty member at the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation (CCEF). He is the author of the minibooks Asperger Syndrome, Chronic Pain, Angry Children, and Help for the Caregiver, as well as the books CrossTalk: Where Life & Scripture Meet, Descriptions and Prescriptions: A Biblical Perspective on Psychiatric Diagnoses and Medications, and Saints, Sufferers, and Sinners: Loving Others as God Loves Us.