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Gloria Dura-Vila - Sadness, Depression, and the Dark Night of the Soul: Transcending the Medicalisation of Sadness - 9781785920561 - V9781785920561
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Sadness, Depression, and the Dark Night of the Soul: Transcending the Medicalisation of Sadness

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Description for Sadness, Depression, and the Dark Night of the Soul: Transcending the Medicalisation of Sadness Paperback. This ground-breaking book contemplates how some religious individuals and communities conceptualise severe sadness and emotional distress, which might otherwise be described as pathological, as an essential ingredient for spiritual development. It explores the implications this may have for clergy and psychiatrists seeking to understand sadness. Num Pages: 360 pages, 3 b&w diagrams. BIC Classification: HRCM; MMH; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 524.
Revealing a tension between the medical model of depression and the very different language of theology, this book explores how religious people and communities understand severe sadness, their coping mechanisms and their help-seeking behaviours. Drawing from her study of practicing Catholics, contemplative monks and nuns, priests and laypeople studying theology, the author describes how symptoms that might otherwise be described as pathological and meet diagnostic criteria for a depressive disorder are considered by some religious individuals to be normal and valued experiences. She explains how sadness fits into the 'Dark Night of the Soul' narrative - an ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785920561
SKU
V9781785920561
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-1

About Gloria Dura-Vila
Gloria Dura-Vila is a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist working in the Surrey and Borders NHS Trust. She was brought up as a Roman Catholic and has an interest in both religion and psychiatry. She is Honorary Lecturer in the Department of Mental Health Sciences at University College London and author of My Autism Book, also published by Jessica Kingsley ... Read more

Reviews for Sadness, Depression, and the Dark Night of the Soul: Transcending the Medicalisation of Sadness
This scholarly presentation of a well-researched study deserves to be read widely. I hope that it will help to change attitudes in a wide range of contexts.
Revd Anne Holmes
Church Times
In her preface, the author writes I would like you to think of it [the book] as a sort of diary of my travels, ... Read more

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