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Title: More harm than help
Review: Jay Adams has single handedly done more to do harm to mental health in the name of Christ than any other author in the last century. It is time that the concept of an individual's sin having a direct correspondence to their state of mental health be put to rest for good. A person with a massive coronary may need more prayer and to confess his or her sins but medical intervention is needed for a cure. In much the same way, a diagnosable mental disorder is in need of medical attention, and to counsel otherwise is irresponsible and the polar opposite of true Christ-like compassion. If one can justify the balanced use of the "medical establishment" for heart disease then the same justification can be made for treating mental illness. This publication, like most of his, should be avoided except as an insight into the ultra-conservative evangelical mind as it relates to mental illness.
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