{"product_id":"an-improbable-psychiatrist-paperback-softback-9781009515061","title":"An Improbable Psychiatrist (Paperback \/ softback) 9781009515061","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAn Improbable Psychiatrist\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA captivating and personal journey of mental illness, told through the experience of both a doctor and patient.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRebecca Lawrence (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009515061, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 November 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e238 pages\u003cbr\u003e19.7 x 12.8 x 1.3 cm, 0.25 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This brave memoir by a psychiatrist who has severe mental illness shows how lost and confused psychiatry and its patients have become. Future readers will be amazed, we must hope, by how poorly we understood and how ineffectively we treated the troubled mind.' Horatio Claire, The Guardian\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAn Improbable Psychiatrist is a powerful and insightful story of mental illness, told through the dual lens of a doctor, who later became a patient. Rebecca Lawrence shares her story of being a doctor and a psychiatrist while living with bipolar disorder. She details her experience of being an inpatient on a psychiatric ward, receiving electroconvulsive therapy, training as a doctor, and navigating the challenges of grief, loss, and family. Through her inspiring story, Rebecca aims to reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness and provide comfort to those who suffer from severe mood disorders and those who care for them. Told through engaging and captivating prose, this book will pull you into Rebecca's world and leave you with the powerful reminder that with the right support and treatment, it is possible to live with severe mental illness. Ultimately, this is a story of hope.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Prologue: 1990s, Royal Edinburgh Hospital\u003cbr\u003e 1. A medical student\u003cbr\u003e 2. A junior doctor\u003cbr\u003e 3. A GP trainee and a patient\u003cbr\u003e 4. Back to Edinburgh\u003cbr\u003e 5. A baby\u003cbr\u003e 6. Admissions – the revolving door\u003cbr\u003e 7. Recovery?\u003cbr\u003e 8. Into the fray\u003cbr\u003e 9. A psychiatric trainee\u003cbr\u003e 10. Lucy\u003cbr\u003e 11. Back from the edge\u003cbr\u003e 12. The grey walls\u003cbr\u003e 13. A real psychiatrist\u003cbr\u003e 14. Substances\u003cbr\u003e 15. The unexpected\u003cbr\u003e 16. Going too far?\u003cbr\u003e 17. Moods and medicine\u003cbr\u003e Afterword: Richard's view\u003cbr\u003e Afterword: Professor Stephen Lawrie\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Resources\u003cbr\u003e References.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Clinical psychology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Clinical psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Clinical%20psychology%20%5BMMJ%5D%22\"\u003eMMJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52165307171096,"sku":"9781009515061","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009515061i.jpg?v=1781098165","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/an-improbable-psychiatrist-paperback-softback-9781009515061","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}