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Mental health in the kingdom of God

Christopher C. H. Cook
- 09 May 2020 - 
- Vol. 123, Iss: 3, pp 163-171
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Mental disorders are both common and disabling worldwide. They affect beliefs, emotions, identity and relationships in such a way as to impact upon the very essence of human experience as mentioned in this paper.
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Mental disorders are both common and disabling worldwide. They affect beliefs, emotions, identity and relationships in such a way as to impact upon the very essence of human experience. They are as...

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