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Seems like there's been a greater emphasis on mental health and the wider culture over the last few years.

As Christians, of course, we believe in divine healing.

You've done a podcast on that topic, actually.

And we certainly believe that God can heal mental health problems as well.

Considering this, how should Christians approach mental health and mental health treatment?

Is it okay for a Christian to seek therapy for mental or emotional problems? And what about

psychotrophic drugs? What kind of guidelines would you offer for Christians to follow on these

questions? Yes, it is appropriate for Christians to seek assistance for mental health.

So let me discuss this.

Mental health is a complex subject.

I'm not a professional.

I will say we have many professional apostolic United Pentecostal counselors.

For our credential ministers and their families, we have points of refuge.com.

And we also have a network of counselors as an endorsed organization of the UPCI called the Center for

Apostolic counseling where people can get a United Pentecost or apocyte person who is a professional licensed counselor,

and they can seek help. So we have to understand that some problems are caused physically. So physical

issues can, for example, a brain tumor can affect a person's personality and their judgment.

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