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chicagobob's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
erinlcrane's review
3.0
Weird book! There’s almost no analysis here. It’s primarily the narrative of these lives as it relates to their mental health. A main theme is the challenge of diagnosis and the ways in which we have muddled through what effective mental health treatment is.
Sometimes this was boring because it was really quite exhaustive. It’s a play by play of every step in their mental health journeys. At other times it was thought provoking, but not always because the author brought up a question. It was more that the book just made me reflect. The one exception is how Aviv discussed anti depressants in Laura’s chapter. She herself reflects on the goal of treatment and how to determine what a person’s baseline is.
I appreciate how Aviv covered systemic problems and Western biases in mental health care. I thought she did a good job recognizing the bigger picture.
But overall I’m not sure what my takeaway is here? What was the goal of this book? I wanted a layer of analysis or a thesis that this book doesn’t have. It just ends!
Sometimes this was boring because it was really quite exhaustive. It’s a play by play of every step in their mental health journeys. At other times it was thought provoking, but not always because the author brought up a question. It was more that the book just made me reflect. The one exception is how Aviv discussed anti depressants in Laura’s chapter. She herself reflects on the goal of treatment and how to determine what a person’s baseline is.
I appreciate how Aviv covered systemic problems and Western biases in mental health care. I thought she did a good job recognizing the bigger picture.
But overall I’m not sure what my takeaway is here? What was the goal of this book? I wanted a layer of analysis or a thesis that this book doesn’t have. It just ends!
caitlin_bookchats's review
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Outstanding. The way each subsequent chapter challenges the preceeding chapter, the way Aviv examines the over and under treated.
This book in so many ways feels like it is challenging the reader by asking questions without easy answers.
This book in so many ways feels like it is challenging the reader by asking questions without easy answers.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Child death, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, and Murder
svershon's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
4.25
deschatjes's review against another edition
4.0
Fascinating accounts of psychological and psychiatric issues and “care”. I was particularly astounded by the number of people taking mood altering drugs in the USA … well dealt with
veronicacanread's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.5
noshelf_control's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0