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An Improbable Psychiatrist / Rebecca Lawrence.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lawrence, Rebecca (Psychiatrist), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Psychiatrists--Great Britain--Biography.
- Psychiatrists.
- Women psychiatrists--Great Britain--Biography.
- Women psychiatrists.
- People with bipolar disorder--Great Britain--Biography.
- People with bipolar disorder.
- Mentally ill--Great Britain--Biography.
- Mentally ill.
- Psychotherapy patients--Great Britain--Biography.
- Psychotherapy patients.
- Lawrence, Rebecca (Psychiatrist).
- Lawrence, Rebecca.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 223 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- "A leading psychiatrist narrates her personal journey from patient to psychiatrist and how she has coped with severe mental illness. Covering her experience on a psychiatric ward, ECT, and psychiatry training, this book aims to reduce stigma surrounding mental illness and will appeal to mental health professionals, and general readers"-- Provided by publisher
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half-title
- Reviews
- Title page
- Imprints page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Prologue: 1990s, Royal Edinburgh Hospital
- Chapter 1 A Medical Student
- Chapter 2 A Junior Doctor
- Chapter 3 A GP Trainee and a Patient
- Chapter 4 Back to Edinburgh
- Chapter 5 A Baby
- Chapter 6 Admissions: the Revolving Door
- Chapter 7 Recovery?
- Chapter 8 Into the Fray
- Chapter 9 A Psychiatric Trainee
- Chapter 10 Lucy
- Chapter 11 Back from the Edge
- Chapter 12 The Grey Walls
- Chapter 13 A Real Psychiatrist
- Chapter 14 Substances
- Chapter 15 The Unexpected
- Chapter 16 Going Too Far?
- Chapter 17 Moods and Medicine
- Afterword: Richard's View
- Afterword: Professor Stephen M. Lawrie
- Glossary
- Resources
- Bibliography
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Nov 2024).
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781009515085
- 100951508X
- 9781009515054
- 1009515055
- 9781009515078
- 1009515071
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