A Psychiatrist Explains Mental Illness ft. KG - E14 Anxious Faith

As you probably know, we started this podcast focusing on anxiety and how it plays out with our faith. But as our range of guests - and our audience - has grown, we’re now stepping back to look at a broader range of mental conditions.
This episode, we’re hearing from an expert about some of the different types of mental illnesses, their risk factors, and how we can respond to those struggling. And who better to learn from than Dr Kuruvilla George, a psychiatrist with over 40 years of experience?
KG, as he’s known, was a practising psychiatrist both in the UK and here in Australia, where he’s worked in clinical practice, headed up programs for hospitals, taught as a clinical professor at universities, and even served as the Deputy Chief Psychiatrist for the state of Victoria for 10 years.
Now he’s retired, and spends his time using his medical knowledge - as well as his faith - to break the stigma of mental illness in the church through his work with the Centre for Theology and Psychology in Melbourne, Australia.
We're not going to address every question we might have about mental illness, but we hope this kind of overview will help give us all a better understanding of how mental illnesses differ from one another, what causes them, how we approach this topic as Christians, and how we can be caring for those with a mental illness.
If you’re interested in finding out more, the Centre for Theology and Psychology run regular sessions called “Spotting the Signs” - a kind of faith-based mental health first aid. The next one they’re running is over two evenings (September 7 and 14), either in person in Melbourne, or through online attendance. Click here to find out more. ctp.mst.edu.au...
KG has also put together a short book called “A Christian Perspective on Mental Illness and Suicide”, which is available from the Centre for Theology and Psychology. ctp.mst.edu.au/
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Brilliant discussion. Very helpful.