A Schizophrenic View and Other Poems PDF Download

Author: Joel Okoth Ouma
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557368952
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 196

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A UNIQUE COLLECTION OF CONSCIOUS REGGAE POEMS.

Author: Jonathan Benjamin
Publisher: Chipmunka Publishing
ISBN: 9781849917384
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 42

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'Pill After Pill' is a collection of poetry written mostly during a 6 week stay in hospital after Jonathan was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. The poems journey through the events of Jonathan's psychosis, from first seeking medical help to running away from hospital and attempting to jump from Waterloo Bridge to finally being discharged by his psychiatrist. His poetry allows the reader a glimpse inside his fragile mind during this time as he details his innermost thoughts and feelings. In his verse he captures the transition from being possessed by the voice in his head to feeling numbed by the medication he is put on. Through all of this Jonathan is desperate to gain peace of mind that by the end he is resolved to accept he will never find.

Author: W. J. T. Mitchell
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022669609X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 189

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How does a parent make sense of a child’s severe mental illness? How does a father meet the daily challenges of caring for his gifted but delusional son, while seeking to overcome the stigma of madness and the limits of psychiatry? W. J. T. Mitchell’s memoir tells the story—at once representative and unique—of one family’s encounter with mental illness and bears witness to the life of the talented young man who was his son. Gabriel Mitchell was diagnosed with schizophrenia at age twenty-one and died by suicide eighteen years later. He left behind a remarkable archive of creative work and a father determined to honor his son’s attempts to conquer his own illness. Before his death, Gabe had been working on a film that would show madness from inside and out, as media stereotype and spectacle, symptom and stigma, malady and minority status, disability and gateway to insight. He was convinced that madness is an extreme form of subjective experience that we all endure at some point in our lives, whether in moments of ecstasy or melancholy, or in the enduring trauma of a broken heart. Gabe’s declared ambition was to transform schizophrenia from a death sentence to a learning experience, and madness from a curse to a critical perspective. Shot through with love and pain, Mental Traveler shows how Gabe drew his father into his quest for enlightenment within madness. It is a book that will touch anyone struggling to cope with mental illness, and especially for parents and caregivers of those caught in its grasp.

Author: Kimberly Benton
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1450001971
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 177

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Kimberly B’s Chaotic Poetry And Writings A Schizophrenic’s Perspective is a look into her soul. It is exactly what it says. “It’s Her Heart On Paper” It is twenty five years of journaling put into Poetic Voice. Some of her Poetry may produce a tear, but overall Kimberly wrote the book to help those in similar situations to know, that they too can change. Kimberly suffers from Schizoid Affective Bi –Polar Disorder and is a Veteran of the United States Navy. Her main goal in writing this book is to stop the Stigma attached to Mental Illness. There is depth in the writings of Kimberly B. She reveals her feelings down to the core of her very being. Even in exasperation, her poetry expresses warmth... Kimberly B. cares deeply and it shows in her work. She is a complex writer "Kimberly B's Chaotic Poetry and Writings" Is worth the read. -Editha Wieler Fullman

Author: Bhanu Kapil
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780984459865
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 73

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A fragmented notebook investigates mental illness and trauma in the South Asian diaspora

Author: Sarah Rose
Publisher: Chipmunkapublishing ltd
ISBN: 184747327X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 326

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Author: Arnhild Lauveng
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1620879131
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 142

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For ten years, Arnhild Lauveng suffered as a schizophrenic, going in and out of the hospital for months or even a year at a time. A Road Back from Schizophrenia gives extraordinary insight into the logic (and life) of a schizophrenic. Lauveng illuminates her loss of identity, her sense of being controlled from the outside, and her relationship to the voices she heard and her sometimes terrifying hallucinations. Painful recollections of moments of humiliation inflicted by thoughtless medical professionals are juxtaposed with Lauveng’s own understanding of how such patients are outwardly irrational and often violent. She paints a surreal world—sometimes full of terror and sometimes of beauty—in which “the Captain” rules her by the rod and the school’s corridors are filled with wolves. When she was diagnosed with the mental illness, it was emphasized that this was a congenital disease, and that she would have to live with it for the rest of her life. Today, however, she calls herself a “former schizophrenic,” has stopped taking medication for the illness, and currently works as a clinical psychologist. Lauveng, though sometimes critical of mental health care, ultimately attributes her slow journey back to health to the dedicated medical staff who took the time to talk to her and who saw her as a person simply diagnosed with an illness—not the illness incarnate. A powerful memoir for sufferers, their families, and the professionals who care for them.

Author: Olukayode Faleye
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000996131
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 172

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This fascinating, multi-disciplinary collection examines how public health interventions in postcolonial Africa mirror wider manifestations of power in the region. Beyond the role of public health intervention in tackling disease and prolonging life, the book measures the social and political determinant of health which continue to exist in the postcolonial era. The volume features contributions from scholars across both the social sciences and humanities, exploring ongoing debates across a broad range of themes, including: - Infopolitics, biopolitics and healthcare; - Emerging infectious diseases, environment and food cultures; - Health interventions and economic security; - Church administration and healthcare; - Livelihood, sex, sexuality and HIV/AIDS; Offering a fresh and insightful understanding of health issues in this important global region, and including chapters on issues around the Covid-19 pandemic, the book will interest students and researchers across a range of disciplines, including Global Health, Politics and African Studies.

Author: Neil Hilborn
Publisher: Button Poetry
ISBN: 1943735395
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 86

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2018 Goodreads Choice Awards - Best Poetry Book Finalist Filled with nostalgia, love, heartbreak, and the author's signature wry examinations of mental health, Neil Hilborn's second book helps explain what lives inside us, what we struggle to define. Written on the road over two years of touring, The Future is rugged, genuine, and relatable. Grabbing attention like gravity, Hilborn reminds readers that no matter how far away we get, we eventually all drift back together. These poems are fireworks for the numb. In the author's own words, The Future is a blue sky and a full tank of gas, and in it, we are alive.

Author: Bob Crew
Publisher: Chipmunkapublishing ltd
ISBN: 184747117X
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 196

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By Bob Crew ISBN: 9781847471178 Published: 2007 Pages: 170 Key Themes: poetry Description This book of poetry provides us with a wide-ranging picture of mental health in the UK and the contribution that poetry can make to a better understanding of our mental condition and the reasons for it. The eighteen poems in this collection are written in remembrance of the late Roy Crew, who suffered from schizophrenia in Britain from the 1940s until the 1960s. They are written by his brother, Bob Crew, who is a published poet who visited Roy regularly and observed him carefully throughout his long illness. They tell the story of Roy's illness and ultimate survival and they are the kind of poems that Roy could not have written for himself because his condition was too severe and he had no apparent talent for poetry. About the Author Bob Crew is a published author and poet whose others books - Sea Poems, Gurkhas at War and The Beheading & other True Stories - are currently in the bookstalls and on Amazon.