Same Time Next Week: True Stories of Working Through Mental Illness

Same Time Next Week: True Stories of Working Through Mental Illness
ISBN-10
1937163202
ISBN-13
9781937163204
Category
Medical
Pages
304
Language
English
Published
2015-03-01
Publisher
Fourth Chapter Books
Author
Lee Gutkind

Description

In any given year, one in four Americans suffers from a diagnosable mental illness—and yet there is still a significant stigma attached to being labeled as “mentally ill.” We hear about worst-case scenarios, but in many—maybe even most—cases, there is much room for hope. These frank, often intimate stories reflect the writers’ struggles to overcome—both as professionals and as individuals, as current therapists and as former patients—the challenges presented by depression, bipolar disorder, OCD, and other mental disorders. These dramatic narratives communicate clearly the rewards of helping patients move forward with their lives, often through a combination of medication, talk therapy, and common sense. Collectively, these true stories highlight the need for empathy and compassion between therapist and patient, and argue for a system that encourages human connection rather than diagnosis by checklist.

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