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Resurrecting the person : friendship and the care of people with mental health problems / John Swinton.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Nashville : Abingdon Press, c2000.Description: 237 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780687082285
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BV4461 .S95 2000
Contents:
Friendship and liberation -- Community and friendship : the church as a liberating community -- Setting the context : deinstitutionalization and care in the "community" -- What is schizophrenia? -- Beyond the medical model : schizophrenia as a neurobiological disorder -- Creating nonpersons : the poverty of schizophrenia -- Stories from dark places -- Memory, resurrection, and hope -- Resurrecting the person : friendship, hope, and personhood -- Enabling friendship-in-community : a ministry of introduction, education, and enablement -- Creating a context for care : understanding and overcoming congregational resistance -- Caring for the carers : creating a hopeful future -- From "mental patient" to person-in-relation.
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Includes index.

Friendship and liberation --
Community and friendship : the church as a liberating community --
Setting the context : deinstitutionalization and care in the "community" --
What is schizophrenia? --
Beyond the medical model : schizophrenia as a neurobiological disorder --
Creating nonpersons : the poverty of schizophrenia --
Stories from dark places --
Memory, resurrection, and hope --
Resurrecting the person : friendship, hope, and personhood --
Enabling friendship-in-community : a ministry of introduction, education, and enablement --
Creating a context for care : understanding and overcoming congregational resistance --
Caring for the carers : creating a hopeful future --
From "mental patient" to person-in-relation.