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What's wrong? : personal histories of chronic pain and bad medicine / Erin Williams.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Williams, Erin, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Discrimination in medical care--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Discrimination in medical care.
- Racism in medicine--United States.
- Racism in medicine.
- Sexism in medicine--United States.
- Sexism in medicine.
- Sick--Biography.
- Sick.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (249 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Abrams ComicArts, [2024]
- Summary:
- Erin Williams's work explores the author's personal journey through addiction, mental health struggles, and recovery, weaving together themes of trauma, self-discovery, and resilience. Chronicling her battle with alcoholism and its physical and emotional toll, the narrative delves into her experiences with psychiatric diagnoses and treatments, as well as her eventual rejection of conventional psychiatry in favor of science-based approaches. Through candid reflections and vivid storytelling, the book examines societal perceptions of mental health and addiction, while offering a deeply personal lens on the complexities of healing. Intended for readers interested in memoirs, psychology, and mental health, the work serves as both a raw confession and a critique of medical and cultural frameworks surrounding wellness. Generated by AI.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Dedication
- What’s Wrong with Me? Part I
- What’s Wrong with Me? Part II
- How I Came to Believe That Science (But Not Psychiatry) Could Restore Me to Sanity
- Jesus Loves Me, This I Know, for He Gave Me Lexapro
- What’s Wrong with Me? Part III
- What’s Wrong with Dee?
- What’s Wrong with Rain?
- What’s Wrong with Alex?
- What’s Wrong with Adriana?
- What’s Wrong with Me? Part IV
- What’s Wrong with Evolution?
- What’s Wrong with Science?
- What’s Wrong with Medicine?
- What’s Wrong with Me? Part V
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Back Cover Generated by AI.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Williams, Erin What's Wrong?
- ISBN:
- 1-64700-053-X
- 9781647000530
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