Demon Possession & Mental Illness
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Westminster Seminary California Blog: Do we treat all mental health issues as matters pertaining to sin or is there a legitimate place for medical science? I desire to address these questions as a pastor, not as an expert in either demon possession or psychiatric medicine. What does the Bible have to say on these issues?
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Study delivers bleak verdict on validity of psychology experiment results
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“75% of social psychology experiments and half of cognitive studies failed the replication test” Study delivers bleak verdict
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Book Review - Scripture and Counseling
There is no doubt that Jay Adams has had an indelible mark on the Christian counseling movement. While he was not the first to place a high view of Scripture as the ground of the practice, he certainly brought a renewed focus to the role of Scripture in Christian counseling. There are many pastors, counselors, and Christian counseling organizations that owe a debt of gratitude to his work.
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"Mapping the brain won’t get us very far in understanding human motivation"
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“Science may have the key, but will never find the lock.” Brain Scam
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"[P]sychologists have begun recognizing that our spirituality impacts our lives"
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“I propose that Christian mental health professionals operate on a middle ground, the bio/psycho/social/spiritual model, which considers both our dignity and depravity as humans.” The Integration of Christianity and Psychology: A guest post by Sarah Rainer
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"[T]he DSM-5 lowers the thresholds for many diagnoses, and broadens the definitions of existing mental illnesses."
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Controversial update to “bible” of psychiatry fuels debate over foundations of mental health: one book raises big questions
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