Sadness, depression, and the dark night of the soul : transcending the medicalisation of sadness /

Durà-Vilà, Glòria,

Sadness, depression, and the dark night of the soul : transcending the medicalisation of sadness / Glòria Durà-Vilà ; foreword by Roland Littlewood. - 357 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Depression and the medicalisation of sadness : conceptualisation and help-seeking -- The role of the clergy in the management of sadness and depression, and their collaboration with mental health professionals -- Sketches on the catholic church and monasticism -- The participants and their ways of life -- Conceptualisation of sadness, depression and the Dark Night of the Soul -- Coping and help-seeking for sadness and depression -- The role of the clergy in the care of sadness and depression, and their collaboration with mental health professionals -- The medicalisation of sadness and the Dark Night of the Soul -- Religious coping with sadness and depression -- The clergy's role in assisting those suffering from sadness and depression -- A framework to differentiate normal sadness from depression.

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Depression, Mental--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Depressed persons--Pastoral counseling of.
Church work with the mentally ill.

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