Extreme needs

John Steley  |  Reviews
Date posted:  1 Nov 2011
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MAD, BAD OR SAD
A Christian approach to antisocial behaviour and mental disorder
Edited by M. Dominic Beer & Nigel D. Pocock. Christian Medical Fellowship. 248 pages. £10.00
ISBN 978 0 906 747 353

How should a Christian understand mental illness or antisocial behaviour?

Are they the result of genetic factors over which the person has no control? Or are they more the result of inadequate parenting? Could society be at fault? Do professionals ever make excuses for people’s behaviour? Can we still think in terms of sin and evil, while recognising psychological and psychiatric problems?

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