Description: Most consumers of mental health services assume that psychology developed as a bias-free social science, with research data driving theory and practice. This view is greatly flawed, as virtually all of the key theorists advanced their views based primarily on observations, personal insights, and ""beliefs."" These thinkers held a hostile view of faith, dismissing religious values as a sign of mental illness. While psychotherapy literally means ""care of the soul,"" mental health treatment largely excludes matters of the heart such as moral fiber and spirit. Lost has been the idea...
Description: Most consumers of mental health services assume that psychology developed as a bias-free social science, with research data driving theor...
About the Contributor(s): William J. Elenchin is Assistant Professor of Sociology at St. Bonaventure University, New York. He is the author of Hidden Courage: Reconnecting Faith and Character with Mental Wellness.
About the Contributor(s): William J. Elenchin is Assistant Professor of Sociology at St. Bonaventure University, New York. He is the author of Hidden ...
