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Recovered, not Cured: A Journey Through Schizophrenia
by McLean, Richard
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Allen & Unwin, 2005-05-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!
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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
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- Title
- Recovered, not Cured: A Journey Through Schizophrenia
- Author
- McLean, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
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- ISBN 10
- 1865089745
- ISBN 13
- 9781865089744
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Place of Publication
- Australia
- Date Published
- 2005-05-01
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