Beyond Prozac: Healing Mental Distress (PDF) (2)
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- Synopsis
- As a practising GP, Dr Terry Lynch was plagued by increasing doubts about his effectiveness in dealing with patients experiencing emotional distress. He no longer trusted the drugs handed out as routine treatment for so-called ‘mental’ illnesses. Changes in his working practice and a training in psychotherapy culminated in the writing of his controversial and deeply felt book. Every year one million people take their own lives worldwide, and thirty million attempt suicide. Terry Lynch believes that ‘suicide is a final act of avoidance, which in the context of the person’s life always makes sense’. Drawing on his wide experience as a GP and counsellor and using real case histories, the book demonstrates the common sense, but sadly controversial, idea that personal contact is a better healer than drugs.
- Copyright:
- 2004
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 402 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781898059639
- Publisher:
- PCCS Books
- Date of Addition:
- 09/27/19
- Copyrighted By:
- Terry Lynch
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Psychology, Medicine
- Submitted By:
- Sam Taylor
- Proofread By:
- Sam Taylor
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.