084: Mental Illness or Spiritual Issue? And how they connect (with Dr. Matthew Stanford)

Attaching to God: Neuroscience-informed Spiritual Formation

01/16/24 • 38 min

Research tells us that when people suffer from a mental health crisis, the first person they turn to for help is not a physician, a psychiatrist, or a social worker, but a pastor, a priest, or a minister. Unfortunately, many church leaders are not trained to recognize mental illness and don’t know when to refer someone to a mental health professional. And how do we know the difference between a mental illness and a spiritual issue?
This is what we are talking about with Dr. Matthew Sanford, author of Grace for the Afflicted: A Clinical and Biblical Perspective on Mental Illness, and CEO of the Hope and Healing Center in Houston, TX.
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01/16/24 • 38 min

Attaching to God: Neuroscience-informed Spiritual Formation - 084: Mental Illness or Spiritual Issue? And how they connect (with Dr. Matthew Stanford)

Transcript

[00:00:15] Geoff: Research tells us that when people suffer from a mental health crisis, the first person they turn to help is not a physician, a psychiatrist, or a social worker, but so often it's a pastor, a priest, or a minister. Unfortunately, many church leaders are not trained to recognize mental illness and don't know when to refer someone to a professional if they do.

And so, uh, how can we, uh, think about this or talk about this better and that, how can we, uh,

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