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

• Autore: Gray Penny
• Pubblicazione: London, : Jessica Kingsley, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (206 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.89
• Soggetto topico: Mental illness; Psychiatry
• Altri autori: GrayPenny
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The madness of our lives
• ISBN: 1-280-73794-8; 9786610737949; 1-84642-504-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784166703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II