Name: Psychiatric Tales
ISBN: 9781906653309

Darryl Cunningham

Psychiatric Tales draws on Darryl Cunningham's time working in a psychiatric ward to give a reasoned and sympathetic look into the world of mental illness. In each chapter, Cunningham explores a different mental health problem, using evocative imagery to describe the experience of mental illness, both from the point of view of those beset by illness and their friends and relatives. This expanded edition presents an updated version of Psychiatric Tales, including two new chapters.

Psychiatric Tales

Mental illness is a subject full of fears and misunderstandings. Darryl Cunningham has both worked inside the psychiatric care system and suffered his own struggle with mental illness. Out of these experiences, Darryl has created Psychiatric Tales as an attempt to demystify such diverse illnesses as dementia, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and depression, opening the world of the acute psychiatric wards to show the very human struggles of the people within. AVAILABLE FROM JANUARY 2011

Jen Estrella

I liked the suicide story, (sounds like a wrong thing to say, but Idk how to phrase it properly) because it corrects an important misconception. Statements like "I'm okay now," "Everything's all right now" should not be overlooked and treated as a sign that the person is indeed okay. These are statements used to communicate resignation, helplessness, and finality and are almost always red flags for another suicide attempt. And the scary part? You can't always rely on non verbals either. 



Be vigilant. That's one of the many things you can do.

Joe Cloute

Wilde

Presents in graphic novel format first-person perspectives on the experiences of mental illness, portraying the myths, stigmas, and dynamics of a range of psychiatric conditions.

Psychiatric Tales

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