The madness of our lives : experiences of mental breakdown and recovery / [edited by] Penny Gray ; foreword by Peter Campbell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gray, Penny.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mental illness--Case studies.

Mental illness.

Psychiatry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 or negligent GPs and mental health practitioners.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9786610737949

9781280737947

1280737948

9781846425042

1846425042

OCLC:

77658914