Sectioned

Zusatztext 'While the subject matter is undoubtedly harrowing! what is most memorable about Donoghue's vivid memoir is its inspirational quality' Informationen zum Autor John O'Donoghue was born in North London in the late 1950s, to Irish parents. He first became mentally ill in the 1970s and suffered a series of breakdowns. In 1988, at the age of 30, with only three O Levels and an Elementary Swimming Cerificate, he got into the University of East Anglia, and met his wife. From 2000-2005 he was Chair of Survivors' Poetry, a national charity which publishes and promotes the work of survivors' of mental distress. He lectures in Creative Writing and lives in Brighton with his wife and four children. Klappentext An extraordinary account of one man's experiences of mental illness and institutions: a rare insight into a hidden world An extraordinary account of one man's experiences of mental illness and institutions: a rare insight into a hidden world Zusammenfassung An extraordinary account of one man's experiences of mental illness and institutions: a rare insight into a hidden world

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'"Sectioned: A Life Interrupted" should be required reading for mental health professionals...it is as thought-provoking as it is compelling. O'Donoghue's unsentimental honesty...avoids the melodramatic, while holding unflinchingly to what is harrowing' The Herald, Ron Ferguson

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: &apos, John Donoghue, O&apos, John O'Donoghue
• Editore: John Murray
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 03.09.2009
• EAN: 9780719520549
• ISBN: 978-0-7195-2054-9
• Pagine: 304
• Dimensioni: 131 mm x 197 mm x 19 mm
• Categorie: Libri per bambini e per ragazzi > Saggi / saggi illustrati > Scienze naturali, tecnica; Libri scolastici > Libri scolastici per istituti a indirizzo generale; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Tematiche generali; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Physics, Non fiction: biographies, memoirs