Addiction and Pastoral Care Contributor(s): Roberts, Nicholas (Author) |
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ISBN: 1848259743 ISBN-13: 9781848259744 Publisher: Canterbury Press Norwich OUR PRICE: $28.71 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Ministry - Counseling & Recovery - Religion | Christian Living - Social Issues - Psychology | Psychopathology - Addiction |
Physical Information: 0.27" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.34 lbs) 112 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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Publisher Description: Addiction can take many forms and there can hardly be a minister, or a prison, college or schools' chaplain who will not have encountered its damaging effects on individuals, their families and local communities. In the UK in 2014, there were 3,300 drug-related deaths and almost 9,000 alcohol related deaths. 70% of offenders admit to a drug problem before prison and drug use is a major problem throughout the prison system. Besides these, compulsive behaviours of all kinds damage personal and communal wellbeing. |
Contributor Bio(s): Roberts, Nicholas: - Nicholas Roberts has worked as a parish priest, university chaplain, hospital and mental health chaplain, and as a consultant in psychological counselling for St Luke�s Healthcare for the Clergy. His PhD thesis was on the psychology of addiction and was supervised by Alister McGrath. |