The Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD): The Pastoral Knowledge Explosion

Notes that although the obsessive compuslive disorder (OCD) is rich in religious qualities, it has tended to be neglected by pastoral counselors as well as by the secular mental health community. Observes that current OCD studies throw light on some historic figures, including leaders in various rel...

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Published in:The Journal of pastoral care
Main Author: Collie, Robert M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 1997
In: The Journal of pastoral care
Year: 1997, Volume: 51, Issue: 3, Pages: 293-302
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Notes that although the obsessive compuslive disorder (OCD) is rich in religious qualities, it has tended to be neglected by pastoral counselors as well as by the secular mental health community. Observes that current OCD studies throw light on some historic figures, including leaders in various religious traditions. Challenges the pastoral arts and sciences to rethink some basic theological and biblical understandings OCD from its perspective of neurological and biological inheritance, thus providing pastoral services fresh new opportunities and openings
Contains:Enthalten in: The Journal of pastoral care
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/002234099705100305