{"product_id":"book-nm3y","title":"Descriptions and Prescriptions","description":"\u003cp\u003eOCD, ADHD, PTSD, Bipolar Disorder . . . these are not just diagnoses from the DSM; they are part of our everyday vocabulary and understanding of people. As Christians, how should we think about psychiatric diagnoses and their associated treatments?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe can't afford to isolate ourselves and simply dismiss these categories as unbiblical. Nor can we afford to accept the entire secular psychiatric diagnostic and treatment enterprise at face value as though Christian Scripture is irrelevant for these complex mental struggles. Instead, we need a balanced, biblically (and scientifically!) informed approach that is neither too warmly embracing nor too coldly dismissive of psychiatric labels and the psychiatric medications that are often prescribed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBiblical counselor and retired physician, Michael R. Emlet, gives readers a helpful way forward on these important issues as he guides lay and professional helpers in the Christian church through the thicket of mental health diagnoses and treatments in a clear, thoughtful primer in which the Bible informs our understanding of psychiatric diagnoses and the medications that are often recommended based on those labels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis first book in the \u003ci\u003eHelping the Helper\u003c\/i\u003e series will give readers biblical, gospel-formed categories that will help them understand and minister to those who are struggling with mental health issues.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ONE Audiobooks","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49823200805168,"sku":"BDnm3y","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/735107-nm3y-Square.jpg?v=1747405589","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-nm3y","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}