Sadness, depression and the dark night of the soul. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Glòria Durà-Vilà ; foreword by Roland Littlewood.
• Authors: Durà-Vilà, Glòria
• Other Names: Littlewood, Roland writer of supplementary textual content.
• Contents: Acknowledgments. Foreword. Preface. Part I. Setting the literary and historical contexts. 1. Depression and the medicalization of sadness: conceptualisation and help-seeking. 2. The role of the clergy in the management of sadness and depression, and their collaboration with mental health professionals. 3. Sketches on the Catholic Church and monasticism. Part II. Unfolding the narratives of sadness and spiritual growth. 4. The participants and their ways of life. 5. Conceptualisation of sadness, depression and the Dark Night of the Soul. 6. Coping and help-seeking for sadness and depression. 7. The role of the clergy in the care of sadness and depression, and their collaboration with mental health professionals. Part III. Stepping beyond the monastries' and parishes' walls. 8. The medicalization of sadness and the Dark Night of the Soul. 9. Religious coping with sadness and depression. 10. The clergy's role in assisting those suffering from sadness and depression. 11. A framework to differentiate normal sadness from depression. References. Appendix 1. Ethical Considerations. Appendix 2. Limitations of the study. Appendix 3. Finding the questions to get the answers. Appendix 4. List of tables and figures. Appendix 5. Summary of findings: main themes and sub-themes extracted from the participants' interviews.
• Publisher Details: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 259.425; Depression, Mental -- Religious aspects; Sadness -- Religious aspects; Church work with the mentally ill
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781784503130
• Related ISBNs: 9781785920561
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; item not viewed.
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