Casebook of Biblical Psychiatry © Version 7
(CBP-7)
Based upon: Real Psychotic behaviour |
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Casebook of Biblical Psychiatry© brings the principles of Biblical Psychiatry to life, based upon real-world cases and familiarizes Christians with different types of situations. This practical companion volume to Biblical Psychiatry© includes not only diagnosis, but also in-depth discussions by experienced Christians for Biblical approaches to treatment. This meticulously detailed volume of dynamic real-life case studies is simply a "must read" for all clinical Psychiatrists, mental health care professionals and Christians interested in expert opinion on today's treatment approaches. Psychiatric students, educators, and practitioners-as well as social workers, nurses, medical physicians, and interested laypersons-will find this unique volume of inestimable value in their day-to-day work.
Note: Although these are based upon real case stories, the names and details have been changed to hide the identities of the people. This practice follows the standards of medical case history publication.
Based upon True Clinical Cases: Master index
Case |
Biopsychiatric diagnosis |
Bible diagnosis |
Etiology/Cause |
1. Applesauce |
Schizophrenia |
Adultery, Deception, lying, violence, uncontrolled anger, rage |
Secret sin of adultery soon to be discovered with pregnant mistress |
2. Candy |
Depression |
Lesbian sex, Deception, lying, Super-Christian Syndrome |
Secret sin of lesbian sex that bothered conscience |
3. Muffin |
Depression |
deviant sex practitioner sex, Deception, lying, fornication |
Secret sin of deviant sex practitioner sex that bothered conscience |
4. Faint |
Schizophrenia |
Adultery, Deception, lying, violence, uncontrolled anger, rage |
Two adulteress preacher's wives faint in church during Lord's Supper |
5. Abba |
Schizophrenia, Depression |
Dependency, Disability welfare, Duty shirking, Insanity, cigarettes, divided obedience |
Chose to obey earthly father over heavenly Father: 2 masters |
6. Demon |
multiple personality disorder, MPD |
Deception, lying, violence |
Faking Demon possession |
7. Operator |
Schizophrenia, Delusion, paranoia, Insanity plea, Factitious disorder |
Murder, Deception, lying, violence, uncontrolled anger, rage |
Fabricated psychosis after axe murdering his wife in phone booth |
8. Barefoot |
Schizophrenia, delusion, paranoia |
Adultery |
she wanted to leave her preacher husband for no cause |
9. Dogs |
Schizophrenia, delusion, paranoia |
unforgiveness, deception, depression, grudges, uncontrolled anger, rage |
Grudge keeping, self-pity, lack of acceptance of being divorced |
10. Zombie |
Schizophrenia, bi-polar, Personality Disorder |
violence, uncontrolled anger, rage, selfishness, pharmakia |
Immaturity, lack of self-control, laziness, drugged for 30 years |
11. Potato |
Suicidal, Anxiety, Depression |
Anxiety, Deception, selfishness, uncontentment |
Financial destitution, expectation of shame, rebuke, scorn |
12. Shampoo |
Hysteria, Factitious disorder |
Deception, lying, selfishness, narcissism |
Self-centered, psychopathic, manipulative |
13. Egg |
Depression, suicide |
Pharmakia, uncontentment, anxiety, depression, high self-esteem, self-murder |
Substance abuse induced brain damage |
14. Twitchy |
Tourette's, Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) |
Lack of Self-control, bodily lust fulfillment through tics, blinking, grunting, nervous habits |
Lack of desire to change, will and self-control |
15. Kitten |
Schizophrenia, Delusion, Paranoia |
Adultery, Deception, lying, violence, uncontrolled anger, rage, slander |
Wanted to escape being a preacher's wife and take center stage. |
16. Bewitched |
Demon possession, multiple personality disorder, MPD |
Deception, lying, violence, rebellion, slandering her father |
she is angry with her father |
17. KFC |
ADHD, BiPolar, Borderline Personality Disorder, Intermittent Explosive Disorder |
Lazy, violence, uncontrolled anger, rage, lack of self-control, pharmakia
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Lazy, no self-control, duty shirking, pharmakia
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18. Sunshine |
Depression: Seasonal Affective Disorder: SAD, Winter Blues |
High self-esteem, Depression, lack of acceptance of life situation |
Needs to accept her family is dysfunctional and find happiness outside the family unit. |
19. Hooky |
Hysteria |
Deception, lying, duty shirking |
Fainting spells, mentally induced disability |
20. Sponge |
Deception, lying, duty shirking |
Selfishness, immaturity, laziness, "psychotic hissy fit", duty shirking, bad parenting, deception, lying, lack of contentment |
A woman's unhappiness with her husband leads to the death of her daughter |
21. Crutches |
Hysteria: Factitious disorder |
Pride, Deception, lying |
An Hysteric woman, motivated by fame, entertainment and pride fabricates illnesses and pretends Jung cures her, then advertises his skills as a doctor for her own personal satisfaction |
22. Dominatrix |
Incurable alcoholic neurasthenia |
Drunkenness, deception, "Not being a man" |
A man caught in an unhappy life situation, displays psychotic behaviours rather than "grow up and leave home" to escape his controlling mother and be self-sufficient |
23. Wolfhound |
Psychopathic murderer |
Jealousy, Murder, covetousness, selfishness, Deception, lying |
A woman murders her rival and marries her prize, but she ends up lonely and confesses after 20 years, to a doctor rather than a man of God |
24. Cobbler |
Catatonic schizophrenia, delusion, paranoia |
Lack of contentment, depression, laziness, duty shirking |
A woman is rejected by the love of her life and choses to become schizophrenic by withdrawing from the real world and is bedridden for 40 years and engages in psychotic behaviour |
25. Socrates |
Schizophrenia, (dementia praecox) delusion, paranoia, megalomania |
Delusion, Deception, lying, arrogance, pride, laziness |
A woman suffering from high self-esteem, is unwilling to accept the low circumstances of her unhappy life situation, choses to become schizophrenic with outbursts of delusions of grandeur. |
26. Moonchild |
catatonic, schizophrenic mute Schizophrenia, delusion, paranoia |
Deception, lying, violence, uncontrolled anger, rage, laziness, duty shirking |
a teen is raped by her brother and his friend, then chooses to escape reality by become schizophrenic by creating her own fantasy world as an escape. |
27. Slappy |
Compulsion neurosis: assault |
assault, bullying, Lack of self-control, violence, uncontrolled anger, rage, arrogance, selfishness, pride |
A woman in committed to an asylum attacks the doctors and staff |
28. Soup |
Schizophrenia, depression |
Some unknown secret moral sin, Deception, lying |
A catholic becomes schizophrenic in response to the persecution of the Catholic church in France and goes on a hunger strike and cured with the threat of torture if he doesn't eat |
29. Hercules |
Schizophrenia |
Insanity, Lazy |
A simple farmer, with no medical training, cures the insane through slavery with the threat of torture if they disobey |
30. Headless |
Schizophrenia, delusion, paranoia |
Laziness, Deception, lying, arrogance, pride, boasting, unwilling to admit when wrong. |
A watchmaker chooses schizophrenia as a solution to a problem that is never discovered and is cured through appealing to his ego and open ridicule |
31. Lovesick |
Schizophrenia |
Depression, delusion, violence, uncontrolled anger, rage, lazy |
A young man is jilted by a woman who then commits a crime, ends up first in jail, then the asylum |
32. Subterranean |
Schizophrenia, delusion, paranoia |
Drunkenness, laziness, Deception, lying |
A worthless drunk chooses to become schizophrenic to escape work duties but is cured after 6 water torture treatments. |
33. Deferred |
Hysteria, anxiety, depression |
Selfishness, uncontentment, anxiety, depression, duty shirking |
A woman became went psychotic the day she learned of her younger sisters imminent wedding. |
34. Pregnant |
Prenatal depression, Post-partum Depression, PPD |
Fornication, anxiety, depression |
A man refuses to marry the woman he made pregnant |
35. River |
Anxiety, depression, Conversion disorder |
Anxiety, depression, lack of self-forgiveness |
A mother's arm is paralyzed when her son drowns due to her neglect |
36. Bedridden |
Hysteria, conversion disorder |
Sloth, laziness |
Two bedridden women are cured of paralysis with threats |
37. Brimstone |
Religious mania, Schizophrenia, delusion, paranoia |
Some specific unknown sin, lack of repentance, Deception |
A 20 year old goes schizophrenic after being hearing sermon |
38. Waterfall |
Schizophrenia, hysteria |
Adultery, laziness, deception, lying |
An unhappy wife goes insane and is cured through waterboarding |
39. Mouse |
Hysteria; Phobia, conversion disorder |
Deception, duty shirking, anxiety, self-strangulation, convulsions |
A factory is shut down when 23 young working girls become psychotic |
40. Amnon |
Hysteria, Depression |
Incest, sexual obsession for sister |
Depression and sickness caused by sexual obsession with his sister |
41. Saul |
Schizophrenia, delusion, paranoia |
Schizophrenia, delusion and paranoia caused by pride, anger, and jealousy |
Pride and narcissism leads the first king of Israel into insanity and schizophrenia |
43. Nebuchadnezzar |
Dementia |
Loss of reason |
God struck him with dementia because of his pride. |
44. Eeyore |
Depression |
The Eeyore Syndrome |
High self-esteem depression disorder |
Based upon True Clinical Cases: Topical index
Biopsychiatric Behaviour Label |
Case Studies |
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) |
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Attention-Deficit (ADHD) |
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Bipolar Disorder (BPD) |
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Candy,
Muffin,
Abba,
Potato,
Egg,
Deferred,
River,
Amnon |
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Eating disorders: Anorexia, bulimia |
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Multiple
Personality Disorder (MPD) |
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Panic Disorder (PD) |
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Postpartum Depression (PPD) |
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Schizophrenia, Delusion |
Applesauce, Faint, Abba, Operator, Barefoot, Dogs, Kitten, Zombie, Wolfhound, Cobbler, Socrates, Moonchild, Soup, Hercules, Headless, Lovesick, Subterranean, Brimstone, Waterfall, Saul |
Tourette's Syndrome (TS) |
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Shampoo, Hooky, Sponge, Crutches, Deferred, Bedridden, Mouse, Amnon |
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Social Phobia (SP) |
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