| Description |
viii, 244 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Giving voice to the mentally ill -- Part I, The illness experience. An unwelcome career / David A. Karp -- Flights of the mind / Kay Redfield Jamison -- The Eden express / Mark Vonnegut -- The center cannot hold / Elyn R. Saks -- The auto accident that never was / Judith Rapoport -- Denial and addiction / Caroline Knapp -- Part II, Caregivers speak. Everything falls apart / Clea Simon -- In sickness and in health / David A. Karp -- Part III, Hospitalization. The loony-bin trip / Kate Millett -- The quiet room / Lori Schiller -- Part IV, The meanings of medication. Prozac diary / Lauren Slater -- Teens talk / David A. Karp -- Part V, The reality of suicide. No time to say goodbye / Carla Fine -- Part VI, The stigma of mental illness. To tell or not to tell / Carol L. Owen -- Depressives in the lounge / Sharon O'Brien -- Part VII, In the community. The ninth floor / Pete Earley -- 9 Highland Road / Michael Winerip -- Part VIII, Recovering. Undercurrents / Martha Manning -- Wasted / Marya Hornbacher. |
| Subject |
Mentally ill -- Biography.
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Mental illness -- Social aspects -- Case studies.
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Mental Disorders -- Personal Narratives. |
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Mentally Ill Persons -- Personal Narratives. |
| Added Author |
Karp, David Allen, 1944-
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Sisson, Gretchen E.
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| ISBN |
9780195370454 (alk. paper) |
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0195370457 (alk. paper) |
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