Includes bibliographical references and subject index

Part one: historical and contemporary categorization -- 1. Classification in historical pastoral care -- 2 Classification in contemporary mental health -- 3 Biological foundations of mental illness -- 4 Sociocultural foundation of mental illness -- 5 Sin and psychopathology -- Part two: the psychopathologies: categories of psychological problems -- 6 The "problems": an introduction -- 7 Problems in childhood and adolescence -- 8 Problems of anxiety -- 9 Problems of mood -- 10 Problems arising from trauma -- 11 Problems in the development of the self -- 12 Problems of sexuality and gender -- 13 Problems of psychosis -- 14 Problems involving addiction -- 15 Problems in older adulthood -- 16 Problems stemming from societal pathology -- Part three: what now? -- 17 Responsible care in an imperfect system