The Bible and Mental Health

Over the summer of 2018, our Sunday School class (Myth and Messiah) had a spike in attendance in response to a requested series of teachings on the Bible and breakthroughs in therapies addressing depression, anxiety and addiction. The question of Christianity and mental health was number one most pressing question when Bible scholar Jeremiah Johnston conducted a two year, 10,000 respondent survey asking Christians which issues they most desired to see studied and discussed by the best and brightest. The study asked and answered the question, Are there more particular and specific ways born out of a close study of the Word that a Christian can understand and resist depression, anxiety and addiction?
The study incorporates roughly 20 extra-Biblical sources across the spectrum of belief:
Constructing the Self, Constructing America - Phillip Cushman
Authentic Happiness - Martin Seligman
Grown Up Digital - Don Tapscott
The Crisis of Our Age - Pitrim Sorokin
Interview - Simon Sinek
The Lost Virtue of Happiness - J.P. Moreland & Klaus Issler
The Culture of Narcissism - Christopher Lasch
The Real American Dream - Andrew DelBanco
You Are Not Your Brain - Jeffrey Schwartz & Rebecca Gladding
Thanks - Robert Emmons
The Psychology of Gratitude - Robert Emmons & Michael McCullogh
Is Faith a Delusion? Andrew Sims
The Person in Psychology - Gordon Allport
The American Psychologist / Vol. 46 - Allen Bergin
Born Believers - Justin Barrett
Depression for Dummies - Smith and Elliot
Happiness is a Serious Problem - Dennis Prager
The Happiest Life - Hugh Hewitt
University of Colorado - Paul Campos
Baylor University - Byron Johnson
Here is the Link to the entire 6 week series...
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC4jwhaK-gfL3i_EcIvqyHb9NUSg48QTY
Grace and Peace