The madness of our lives experiences of mental breakdown and recovery
This book consists of transcribed interviews with people who have had a mental breakdown and come out the other side. Those interviewed, recount painful experiences of being misunderstood, derided, bullied, abused - in their personal and professional lives but also during treatment, by unsympathetic...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Jessica Kingsley
2006.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798121406719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; The Madness of Our Lives:Experiences of mental breakdown and recovery; Contents; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; Part One:Dealing with life stresses; 1.Eating a Mars bar:Jane Pole-Jones; 2.Counselling was the turningpoint: Cheryl Stromeyer; 3.No easy answers: Keith Bright; 4.My music saved my life:Julie O'Connor; Part Two:Women survivors ofchildhood abuse; 5.I was lucky in a way:Steph Corby; 6.I'd always thought cryingwas a sin: Diane Johnson; 7.Oops, there goes the telly:Lesley Tutt; Part Three:Young men in crisis; 8.I'd rather it was a chapter I'dforgotten about: Paul Mann
- 9.Doing all right, considering:Adrian Stiles10.It does teach you a bit abouthuman nature: Graeme Wilson; Part Four:An insider perspective; 11.Really enthusiasticabout antidepressants:Stephen Goodfellow; Postscript; The professional view; Conclusions and practical advice; REFERENCES; FURTHER READING; RESOURCES
