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An Improbable Psychiatrist / Rebecca Lawrence.

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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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