Cathy Wield

Life After Darkness

A Doctor's Journey Through Severe Depression

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Produktbeschreibung

Life After Darkness is the remarkable and moving story of a doctor and mother of four who endured seven years of severe depression. Self-harm, attempted suicides and admissions to psychiatric units culminated in her resorting to brain surgery as a final attempt to escape her illness. The story of Cathy Wield covers the horrors of time spent in archaic institutions and the loss of any hope, to a full recovery following surgery. Today she has returned to her career and rediscovered the joys of life and her family. This story is one of hope from an often hidden and stigmatised disease. 'Important. Compelling and thought provoking. There are so many important messages in Cathy's story, I believe it should become required reading for every medical student, every doctor, every nurse, every health service manager and every politician. This story should engage and concern healthcare staff, health service managers and politicians. It will surely also engage and outrage every reader. Listen to Cathy and keep an open mind.' Keith Matthews, in his Foreword 'Outstanding. Cathy's story very ably and touchingly describes many of the features of a chronic depression that are so damaging, not only to the sufferer, but also to their family and social networks. I think anyone who reads this would want to congratulate Cathy on her courage in adversity, her recovery, and her service to mental health through being brave enough to revisit those terrible years and to set it down on paper for the benefit of everyone suffering from or caring for someone suffering from this grossly misunderstood illness.'Chris Thompson, in his Foreword

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 354g
• ISBN-13: 9781857757293
• ISBN-10: 1857757297
• Artikelnr.: 35022716

Autorenporträt

Cathy Wield

Inhaltsangabe

A promising future. Working mother. Falling into the pit. Time is no great
healer. Freely consenting? Concerns for everyone. Torture made perfect. The
therapeutic environment. Attempt at a slow death. Last resort. Winter of
discontent. The new millennium. Summer, pain and shame. Dear diary. North
of the border. The padded cell. Impatient and in disgrace. Interminable
battle. The health commissioners visit. Mayflower or high security
prisoner. A date at last. Never a dull moment. The end of the road. Light
at the end of the tunnel. What on earth is email? Future considerations. A
taste of the past. Postscript: in sickness and in health. Neurosurgery
information sheet. Directory of organizations.