Collins (psychiatry and psychology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation) and Culbertson, rector of a large urban Episcopal Church in Baltimore, team up to inform student and practicing pastors about the fundamentals of psychiatric illness, theory, and treatment modalities. Their goal is to allow pastors to

Take your rightful place on the holistic health care team, with the goal of restoring vitality of body, mind, and spirit to people suffering from emotional illness This book is designed to bring essential knowledge and skills to the religious professional who seeks to provide special ministry to the emotionally troubled. It provides a basic understanding of psychiatric illnesses, theory, and treatment modalities that is certain to enlarge the perspective of the pastoral worker. In addition to an essential overview of psychiatry in general, Mental Illness and Psychiatric Treatment: A Guide...