Different people, different voices
Subtitle: a collection of essays on mental illness
By: compiled by Michael and Mary Van Fleteren
Contributors: Vam Fleteren, Mary
Publisher: Outsider Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Rockford, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9780615210230
Subjects: Mental illness; Mentally ill; Family relationships
Description: "This anthology contains first person accounts of people living with the stigma of mental illness in a world that lacks compassion and understanding of these illnesses. For those planning a career in social work and psychology, these stories provide valuable insight from the client's perspective of how the mental health system has frequently failed them and their loved ones."--p. 4 of cover.
Table of contents: title: Preface / Michael Van Fleteren; title: My mother and me (a memoir) / John Laue; title: The continuum of mental health / Teresa J. Brown; title: The escape / Katherine F. H. Heart; title: My story / Eric Davis; title: My struggle with depression / George Albert; title: Untitled / Mary Ellen Groat; title: "God grant me serenity" / Sarah Coyne; title: My story / Margery Wakefield; title: Jumping off the fence / Gary Brotman; title: Life in mental health / Cheryl A. Stephison; title: Why do I feel so crummy? / Bernos "Bernie" J. Bliss; title: Impoverishment / Dream Merchant; title: Tears, Tests, and triumphs / Diana Miller; title: Life interrupted / Teri Syms; title: My life with mental illness / John Laue; title: A dream keeper's victory / Ginger Novelle; title: "What I see" / Jennifer Houchins; title: Welcome to the hotel psychiatric / Kurt Sass; title: Interview 1 / Steve Maxim; title: Interview 2 / Leo Lenaghan; title: Interview 3 / David Bean; title: Cruel to be kind / Kurt Douglas Sass; title: Too little, too late / Cynthia S. Rayne; title: An epilogue / John Laue.