Recovered, Not Cured: A Journey Through Schizophrenia Paperback - 2005 - 1st Edition

A compelling visual and verbal journey exploring the author's experience of schizophrenia: the first signs, reactions from friends and family, how he sought help, the challenges of recovery.Edinburgh, 1994 I am crouching in an alleyway. They can t see me here, so for the moment I am safe. There must be hundreds of loudspeakers projecting secret messages at me, and umpteen video cameras tracking every move I make...They will tie me up, soak my feet in water and have goats lick my feet down to the bone...Melbourne, 2003 'Nowadays I say that I am recovered, not cured. I have a job, I have my band, I have my friends and my family. I pay my taxes and do the dishes; I'm independent. A couple of pills a day keep me slightly lethargic yet sane . I can live with that.'Mental illness is common, and often devastating. In this day and age it is a treatable condition, yet many are left untreated, misunderstood. Richard McLean is one of the lucky ones. His words and pictures give us a unique and poignant insight into a hidden, internal world.This is a powerful, quirky and important book. Powerful because it goes straight to the heart of battling a psychotic illness. Quirky because of the author s abundant creativity and the delight of his illustrations. Important because it outstrips anything else I have read about schizophrenia for its insight into the nature of psychotic thinking and behaviour. McLean writes with a bold simplicity and deftly avoids melodrama and bathos. Anne Deveson

Details

• Title Recovered, Not Cured: A Journey Through Schizophrenia
• Author Richard McLean
• Binding Paperback
• Edition number 1st
• Edition 1
• Pages 192
• Volumes 1
• Language ENG
• Publisher Allen & Unwin, Australia
• Date May 28, 2005
• Illustrated Yes
• ISBN 9781865089744 / 1865089745
• Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
• Dimensions 7.84 x 5.46 x 0.46 in (19.91 x 13.87 x 1.17 cm)
• Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005391976
• Dewey Decimal Code B