A Biblical Reflection on the Passion of Jesus Christ as it Relates to 20 Years of Treatment-resistant Ministerial Depression

This is a reflective commentary on the article entitled, Understanding Refractory Depression: A Missionary’s Autobiographical Case Report. It is a focus on a spiritual therapy to minimize the debilitating symptoms of long-term refractory depression when other conventional and non-conventional treatm...

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Main Author: Hunter York
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Health for All Nations 2019-01-01
Series:Christian Journal for Global Health
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Online Access:https://journal.cjgh.org/index.php/cjgh/article/view/279/581
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spelling doaj-84cca58c7e564c578063e9b5e2c79d9c2021-01-02T09:19:33ZengHealth for All NationsChristian Journal for Global Health2167-24152019-01-0161515810.15566/cjgh.v6i1.279279A Biblical Reflection on the Passion of Jesus Christ as it Relates to 20 Years of Treatment-resistant Ministerial DepressionHunter York0Cross-cultural Development Worker, Philippines.This is a reflective commentary on the article entitled, Understanding Refractory Depression: A Missionary’s Autobiographical Case Report. It is a focus on a spiritual therapy to minimize the debilitating symptoms of long-term refractory depression when other conventional and non-conventional treatments have been ineffective. Though not suggested as a cure, a focused faith on our identity with Christ and His with us can help us transcend some of the negative impacts refractory depression brings to the life of its sufferers. This is particularly relevant regarding Christ’s identification with our human sufferings. It can be categorized as a spiritual discipline where benefits improve as the sufferer becomes more adept at the practice.https://journal.cjgh.org/index.php/cjgh/article/view/279/581DepressionSufferingJesusFaithHopeSpiritual disciplinesIdentification
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A Biblical Reflection on the Passion of Jesus Christ as it Relates to 20 Years of Treatment-resistant Ministerial Depression
Christian Journal for Global Health
Depression
Suffering
Jesus
Faith
Hope
Spiritual disciplines
Identification
author_facet Hunter York
author_sort Hunter York
title A Biblical Reflection on the Passion of Jesus Christ as it Relates to 20 Years of Treatment-resistant Ministerial Depression
title_short A Biblical Reflection on the Passion of Jesus Christ as it Relates to 20 Years of Treatment-resistant Ministerial Depression
title_full A Biblical Reflection on the Passion of Jesus Christ as it Relates to 20 Years of Treatment-resistant Ministerial Depression
title_fullStr A Biblical Reflection on the Passion of Jesus Christ as it Relates to 20 Years of Treatment-resistant Ministerial Depression
title_full_unstemmed A Biblical Reflection on the Passion of Jesus Christ as it Relates to 20 Years of Treatment-resistant Ministerial Depression
title_sort biblical reflection on the passion of jesus christ as it relates to 20 years of treatment-resistant ministerial depression
publisher Health for All Nations
series Christian Journal for Global Health
issn 2167-2415
publishDate 2019-01-01
description This is a reflective commentary on the article entitled, Understanding Refractory Depression: A Missionary’s Autobiographical Case Report. It is a focus on a spiritual therapy to minimize the debilitating symptoms of long-term refractory depression when other conventional and non-conventional treatments have been ineffective. Though not suggested as a cure, a focused faith on our identity with Christ and His with us can help us transcend some of the negative impacts refractory depression brings to the life of its sufferers. This is particularly relevant regarding Christ’s identification with our human sufferings. It can be categorized as a spiritual discipline where benefits improve as the sufferer becomes more adept at the practice.
topic Depression
Suffering
Jesus
Faith
Hope
Spiritual disciplines
Identification
url https://journal.cjgh.org/index.php/cjgh/article/view/279/581
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