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When Life Goes Dark: Finding Hope in the Midst of Depression

When Life Goes Dark: Finding Hope in the Midst of Depression

Paperback

Christian LivingGeneral Christianity

Publisher Price: $29.99

ISBN10: 0830834680
ISBN13: 9780830834686
Publisher: IVP
Published: Apr 20 2012
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.10
Language: English

Depression strikes millions, across all ages and demographic groups. Approximately one in eight will have a severe depressive episode at some point in their life. Women experience depression twice as often as men. And over fifty percent of peoplewith serious depression do not get adequate help. What can be done?Psychiatrist and theologian Richard Winter explores the complex medical and psychological issues surrounding depression. He sorts through recent scientific research on its biochemicaland genetic causes and examines social and cultural factors. Winter also dispels common Christian misunderstandings of depression and looks at how biblical characters experienced severe despair. Throughout he offers ways to help the suffering. Evenin the shadow of the valley of death, there is hope for healing and deliverance.This book is a helpful guide for those who find themselves, their loved ones or those they counsel vulnerable to depression. Find here a framework both for understandingdepression and for rediscovering hope.

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