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    Breakdown: A personal crisis and a medical dilemma

    By Stuart Sutherland

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    This acclaimed account by Stuart Sutherland, the best-selling author of Irrationality, of his own manic depression remains unique in its honesty and perception. As an eminent psychologist who suffered a severe mental breakdown, Sutherland provides us with an original and insightful description of his illness, its often bizarre consequences, and an analysis of the origins of mental illness.

    Essential reading for students and anyone affected by or interested in mental illness, Sutherland describes and critically assesses the various forms of therapy and drug treatments available to sufferers of manic depression.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPinter & Martin
    Release dateAug 26, 2010
    ISBN9781905177783
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    Breakdown: A personal crisis and a medical dilemma
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    Stuart Sutherland

    Stuart Sutherland is a former editor with the Dictionary of Canadian Biography

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