Kalman J. Kaplan is professor of clinical psychology and director of the Program for Religion, Spirituality, and Mental Health in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois, College of Medicine at Chicago and adjunct professor at the Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership.Paul Cantz is associate professor at Adler University and clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois, College of Medicine at Chicago.

• Chapter 1: The Relevance of Biblical Narratives in Mental Health Chapter 2: Biblical Psychology: Positive Psychology and BeyondChapter 3: A Brief History of Views of Suicide: Biblical versus Greek Perspectives Chapter 4: Seven Evidence-Based Risk Factors for Suicide Chapter 5: Elijah against Ajax: Constructively Dealing with Experience of Being Isolated Chapter 6: Job against Zeno: Constructively Dealing with Need for Meaning Chapter 7: David against Coriolanus: Constructively Dealing with the Experience of Exile Chapter 8: Jonah against Narcissus: Constructively Becoming Oneself with Others Chapter 9: Moses against Oedipus: Constructively Requesting and Accepting Help in One’s Life MissionChapter 10: Rebecca against Phaedra:Constructively Dealing with Feelings of Possessiveness with One’s Offspring Chapter 11: Ruth against Antigone:Constructively Dealing with a Dysfunctional Family of Origin

[This] book proves to be an interesting and compelling read. An engaged reading also tends to provoke the reader to utilize her ingenuity in exploring the religious- spiritual texts and narratives prevalent in specific cultures, and explore the feasibility of using these for constructing a meaning making framework for alleviation of distress and creating a fulfilled life. With a brilliantly enticing foreword by the prominent psychiatrist Thomas H. Jobe, the volume succeeds in building a firm ground for the novel approach that transcends inherent dualisms of modern psychological theory and practice, bringing together theology and professionalism, and promoting the wholesomeness of human experience through psychotherapeutic practice.