Flagging the problem
Subtitle: a new approach to mental health
By: Harry Barry ; [foreward by Michael Smurfit].
Publisher: Liberties Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Dublin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9781905483181
Subjects: Mental illness -- Diagnosis; Mental health
Description: "In Flagging the Problem, Dr. Harry Barry seeks to address the deficit in public knowledge relating to the understanding of mental health. He presents a unique approach to mental health based on a colour-coded flag system: the Green Flag denotes the normal mood system, the Red Flag stands for depression, the Yellow Flag for anxiety, the Purple Flag for addiction, and the White Flag for suicide. With the aid of colour diagrams throughout the text, he discusses each of these illnesses in turn, looking at how the brain creates mood, and the medical basis for various conditions. He also answers many commonly asked questions about mental illness and the ways in which it is treated by GPs, specialists and others. Above all, he seeks to dispel the stigma that continues to surround mental illness."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 314-318).