Mental Health I
CMDFA Luke’s Journal inspires the integration of Christian faith and work in healthcare.
In this the first of two issues, our contributors prompts us to reflect on important questions relating to Mental Health.
Stay connected. Watch a video about what’s coming up in Luke’s Journal.
Editorial: Mental Health 1
Kuruvilla George
Mental health is such a huge topic that we will cover it in two issues. Mental Health 1 indicates that our attitudes and treatment of mental illness has come a long way over the last fifty years. It is particularly encouraging that there is more awareness and acceptance of mental illness among the Christian community… More
Quick Links
Understanding Mental Health Issues in Young People from a Christian Perspective
Dr Danny Cheah
Equipping ourselves with a framework that is true, both clinically and spiritually… More
Words of Wisdom in the Psychiatric Ward
Dr Anonymous
What NOT to say to people in a psychiatric ward… More
Beyond Bipolar
Jane Cunliffe-Jones
Finding peace in my mental health diagnosis… More
Health With Care Without Burnout
Dr Grace Sha
Long before COVID-19, burnout was a major concern… More
A Christian Perspective on Suicide
Professor Kuruvilla George
Christians have a range of opinions on suicide. Many object to it from an emotional perspective, finding it difficult to justify their objection from biblical argument… More
Refugees And Mental Health: An Australian Overview
Dr Michael Dudley
Ms Julie Macken
Dr Fran Gale
What do we do in face of this suffering?… More
Let The Light In
Tanya Tufanova
When we shut our curtains, we can no longer see God’s creation and evidence of His presence and care … More
Integrating Theology and Psychology
Lisa Miller
Bible teaches that truth, wisdom, and strength come from God and His word, could it then be hazardous for Christians to engage in psychology without bringing theology into the conversation? … More
5 Ways Biblical Counselling Helps Me in my Healthcare Work
Dr Eleasa Sieh
Why you should be interested in Biblical counselling… More
Jesus and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
Dr Richard Morrison
We need to take the potential de-personalisation of our field through the use of AI seriously …. More
Book Review: “When the Noise Won’t Stop” by Paul Grimmond
Dr Catherine Hollier
Is it possible to remain faithful wrestling with afflictions?… More
A Christian Approach to Spirituality and Addiction
A/Professor Alan Gijsbers
Spirituality is a multi-faceted activity that permeates all we do in addiction. It is a journey that goes at the patient’s pace … More
Book Review: “What’s Best Next” by Matt Perman
Dr Sneha Kirubakaran
A book that combines theological depth with time-management and productivity literature, I am hooked!… More
Saline Taster Workshop: A Further Training Option?
Georgie Hoddle
The opportunity to hear from a wide range of experiences and the chance to learn and practise spiritual history-taking is invaluable… More
VALE: David Brown – A Friend who Chasteneth
Professor John Whitehall
We need to take the It is my privilege to have visited David Brown in hospital when his life on earth was running out… More
