I Have a Psychiatric Diagnosis: What Does the Bible Say? (Ask the Christian Counselor)

by Edward T. Welch

Publisher:

New Growth Press

, 2022

Overview

Edward T. Welch helps readers explore how God’s Word speaks to finding wisdom, rest, and hope in Jesus following a psychiatric diagnosis.

What do you do when you recognize yourself or someone you love in descriptions like “OCD,” “bipolar disorder,” “PTSD,” or “narcissism”? A psychiatric diagnosis can be a heavy burden—for you or someone you love. The DSM can give you a detailed description, but what next? These struggles can be life-dominating. But we know this: God is not silent when his people struggle. What does God say?

I Have a Psychiatric Diagnosis guides readers in listening to God, who has compassion for those who are struggling in these painful ways. Listening to God through the Bible reshapes psychological descriptions and functions as a corrective lens that opens our eyes.

Practical, accessible, and concise guidance on moving forward after a psychiatric diagnosis, written by an experienced counselor and best-selling author.

Part of the Ask the Christian Counselor series, walking readers through their deepest and most profound questions.

Gives readers the tools to understand the struggles that come with a psychiatric diagnosis and how the gospel brings hope and healing to the problem they are facing.

Key Features

• Helps readers explore how God's Word speaks to finding wisdom.
• Shows concise guidance on moving forward after a psychiatric diagnosis.
• Walks readers through their deepest and most profound questions.

Product Details

• Title: I Have a Psychiatric Diagnosis: What Does the Bible Say? (Ask the Christian Counselor)
• Author: Edward T. Welch
• Publisher: New Growth Press
• Print Publication Date: 2022
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 96
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Mental illness › Biblical teaching; Christianity › Psychology; Psychiatry and religion; Mental health › Biblical teaching; Pastoral psychology; Pastoral counseling
• ISBNs: 9781645072805, 1645072800
• Resource ID: LLS:HVPSYCHTRCCNSLR
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-07-23T22:43:55Z

About Edward T. Welch

Edward T. Welch (PhD, University of Utah) is a counselor and faculty member at the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation, where he has served since 1981. He holds a doctor of philosophy in counseling (neuropsychology) from the University of Utah and a master of divinity from Biblical Theological Seminary. Ed is a licensed psychologist and has been active in local church ministry for decades. He has been counseling for more than 35 years and has written extensively on the topics of depression, fear, and addictions. He has written numerous books, including When People Are Big and God Is Small (P&R Publishing, 1997), Shame Interrupted (New Growth Press, 2012), Side by Side (Crossway, 2015), and Created to Draw Near (Crossway, 2020). He blogs regularly at CCEF.org.