Fragile Connections expands the understanding of mental illness and empowers pastors and others concerned about mental illness with an eloquent exploration of one of the greatest mysteries of the human predicament.
This book explores the impact of mental illness on the afflicted and their loved ones. It is written to give ministers and other care providers basic knowledge of four types of mental illness--depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease--so that they may better understand and respond to those who suffer from these illnesses.
For each of the illnesses discussed, Capps provides readers with a working knowledge of the five "C's"of mental illness: characteristics, causes, course, consequences, and curability. His use of memoirs written by persons afflicted with mental illness or by their family members rather than case studies offer a personal understanding of the impact of these illnesses.
