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Published in: Journal of Religion and Health 2/2013

01-06-2013 | Book Review

THE IMPORTANCE OF SUFFERING: THE VALUE AND MEANING OF EMOTIONAL DISCONTENT.

By James Davies. 208 pp. Routledge, 2012. ISBN 13: 9780415667807

Author: Rev. Janet Flynn Hoover, MDiv

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 2/2013

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Psychotherapist James Davies’ fourth book, The Importance of Suffering: The Value and Meaning of Emotional Discontent, will likely raise a few eyebrows and perhaps even make a few people squirm. Senior lecturer at Roehampton University and trained psychotherapist Davies is passionate about his work, but Importance of Suffering is much more than an incoherent rant. …
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See “Antidepressant Use in Persons Aged 12 and Over: United States, 2005–2008” by Laura A. Pratt, Debra J. Brody, and Qiuping Gu, NCHS Data Brief, no. 76, October 2011. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. http://​www.​cdc.​gov/​nchs/​data/​databriefs/​db76.​htm (accessed March 22, 2012).
 
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Title
THE IMPORTANCE OF SUFFERING: THE VALUE AND MEANING OF EMOTIONAL DISCONTENT.
By James Davies. 208 pp. Routledge, 2012. ISBN 13: 9780415667807
Author
Rev. Janet Flynn Hoover, MDiv
Publication date
01-06-2013
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 2/2013
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-012-9616-7

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