Sadness, depression, and the dark night of the soul : transcending the medicalisation of sadness / Glòria Durà-Vilà ; foreword by Professor Roland Littlewood.

London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016.

358 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-349) and indexes.

Depression and the medicalization of sadness : conceptualisation and help-seeking -- The role of the clergy in the management of sadness and depression, and their collaboration with mental health professionals -- Sketches on the catholic church and monasticism -- The participants and their ways of life -- Conceptualisation of sadness, depression and the Dark Night of the Soul -- Coping and help-seeking for sadness and depression -- The role of the clergy in the care of sadness and depression, and their collaboration with mental health professionals -- The medicalization of sadness and the Dark Night of the Soul -- Religious coping with sadness and depression -- The clergy's role in assisting those suffering from sadness and depression -- A framework to differentiate normal sadness from depression.