Hearing Voices: The History of Psychiatry in Ireland is a monumental work by one of Ireland’s leading psychiatrists, encompassing every psychiatric development from the Middle Ages to the present day, and examining the far-reaching social and political effects of Ireland’s troubled relationship with mental illness. From the “Glen of Lunatics”, said to cure the mentally ill, to the overcrowded asylums of later centuries – with more beds for the mentally ill than any other country in the world – Ireland has a complex, unsettled history in the practice of psychiatry. Kelly’s definitive work examines Ireland’s unique relationship with conceptions of mental ill health throughout the centuries, delving into each medical breakthrough and every misuse of authority – both political and domestic – for those deemed to be mentally ill. Through fascinating archival records, Kelly writes a crisp and accessible history, evaluating everything from individual case histories to the seismic effects of the First World War, and exploring the attitudes that guided treatments, spanning Brehon Law to the emerging emphasis on human rights. Hearing Voices is a marvel that affords incredible insight into Ireland’s social and medical history while providing powerful observations on our current treatment of mental ill health in Ireland.
In this latest book, he provides: a detailed description of a wide variety of voice hearing experiences, an overview of the theories accounting for how and why this happens, a range of practical techniques for coping with or stopping voices ...
When Claire Bien first began hearing voices, they were infrequent, benign and seemingly just curious about her life and the world around her.
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(Donahue, 2008, p.78) John of the Cross did not write of his own experiences of hearing voices in the way that Teresa or Ana did. However, according to a number of manuscripts, John related to his ...
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Julian Ramsay, the chronicler of the distinguished Lampitt family, witnesses the effects of such events as pharmaceutical tycoon Virgil D. Everett's murder and a Catholic scientist's unwitting development of the Pill.
Did You Hear That?
Unique book providing support and solutions. It is in two parts, one part for voice-hearing children, the other for carers.
Insights and Perspectives Andrea Lefebvre, Richard W. Sears, Jennifer M. Ossege. Bechdolf, A., Knost, B., Nelson, B., Schneider, N., Veith, V., ... Birchwood, M., Smith, J. O., Cochrane, R., Wetton, S., & Copestake, S. O. N.J. A. (1990) ...
In this insightful book, accounts of voice hearers are presented, evaluated and interpreted by a Christian theologian and psychiatrist.