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Item Details
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THE LOCKED WARD
MEMOIRS OF A PSYCHIATRIC ORDERLY |
| By: |
Dennis O'Donnell |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£10.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0099554356 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780099554356 |
| Publisher: |
VINTAGE PUBLISHING |
| Pub. date: |
3 January, 2013 |
| Pages: |
352 |
| Description: |
Recounting the stories of the patients he worked with, and those of his colleagues on the ward, the author examines: the different major mental disorders - their symptoms and manifestations; the various methods of treatment - medication, therapy and conversation; and how religion, sex, wealth, health and drugs can bear influence on mental health. |
| Synopsis: |
Dennis O'Donnell started work as an orderly in the Intensive Psychiatric Care Unit of a large hospital in Scotland in 2000. In his daily life he encountered fear, violence and despair but also a considerable amount of care and compassion. Recounting the stories of the patients he worked with, and those of his colleagues on the ward, he examines: the different major mental disorders - their symptoms and manifestations; the various methods of treatment - medication, therapy and conversation; how religion, sex, wealth, health and drugs can bear influence on mental health; and the prevailing attitudes to psychiatric illness - the authorities, the professionals & society. What emerges is a document of humanity and humour, a remarkable memoir that sheds light on a world that still remains largely unknown and hugely feared. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Vintage |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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