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Biblical Worldview In a Christian worldview perspective, the depression disorder is caused by sin, demons or both (Scrutton, 2015a). There are many individuals who suffer from depression who is influenced by the sinful behavior. They are attacked by demons which also can cause depression, a mental illness. In addition, depression is also known as spiritual illness in the form of mental illness (Scrutton, 2015a). Many individuals are enduring a spiritual illness that influences their decisions, feelings, and emotions in a negative manner. However, some believe that depression means that individuals have not be saved and will experience judgement from sin (Scrutton, 2015, b). Treatment for depression can include Clinical Christian Counselors. …show more content…

The women during the 1900’s, were diagnosed more than men of a mental illness and believed to have hysteria and melancholia. Women were labeled as failures if they were treated for depression. Furthermore, there many different causes of depression. Genetic, biological, hormonal, environment, and socio-cultural components are among the causes. They are various types of treatments such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, biological, medication, and mindfulness based therapy. In addition, individuals can prevent depression by eliminating people, places, and things that cause stress. They can meditate and learn to cope with their issues by having a positive outlook. They can learn to focus on their future and plan how to do things better within their life. Individuals who live in other countries could be influence by depression more so than others. For example, individuals in France are at a greater risk for depression than someone one Taiwan. In a biblical standpoint, individuals have outlook of depression and its standards of prevention, treatment, and causes. Overall, individuals would rely on God for the answers and faith to guide them from depression. In addition, more research should be done on the history of depression in men and women. There needs to be more research on Christian Counseling and to see if it has promising results in the long run to help reduce

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