From the Ashes of Experience Reflections of Madness, Survival and Growth

by Barker, Phil; Campbell, Peter; Davidson, Ben

• ISBN13: 9781861561206
• ISBN10: 1861561202
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-07-09
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

It could be argued that a more sensitive appreciation of the total reality of the ?madness experience?, of the interior perceptions, feelings and thoughts, and the exterior reactions based on them, is the single most important development that could improve the quality of life of those diagnosed mentally ill. This book aims to offer just that, presenting a number of personal experiences and providing an alternative to the received wisdom that mental illness is an affliction, an inevitably demoralising experience, which all patients would avoid if they could.

Author Biography

Phil Barker is the author of From the Ashes of Experience: Reflections of Madness, Survival and Growth, published by Wiley. Peter Campbell is the author of From the Ashes of Experience: Reflections of Madness, Survival and Growth, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Narratives on The Experience of "madness" and The Receipt of psychiatric Services, Madness and Reality, Sally Clay

The Other World, Jan holloway, Fire and Ice, Cathy Conroy, The Flight of The Phoenix, Ed Manos

Avalon,

A Most Precious Thread,

Hope, Humanity and voice in Recovery From Psychiatric Disability,

My Three Psychiatric careers,

Que Sera Sera,

The Medical Model and Harm,

Conclusion

Editors Review of The Narratives and a summary of Their Implications for Psychiatric and Psychological Theory-building and The Education of The Major Professional Disciplines in Mental health

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