Full Description
Interesting from the first sentence, Surviving Schizophrenia narrates
the riveting story of one young woman's war with insanity. It chronicles
a path where biochemical intervention is not the sole factor relevant
to mental illness; and, varying world views are acknowledged - religion,
New Age, Pacifika, Celtic and others.
The heroine's odyssey through the psychiatric system is conveyed with
irony, vividness, and grace. This exposé illustrates a world usually
left in denial and fear by the larger community. Schizophrenia does not
imply violent or antisocial behaviour as depicted in the general media;
there is much more of that in the wider community, according to
illustrious author Stephen C.
Southon who offers a way into the schizophrenic world that widens our
understanding, knowledge, and empathy as it also delights us with its
deftness of touch. Like Janet Frame's Faces in the Water, this book will
change the treatment of many of the mentally ill; and, Jesus Christ may
be part of the ghost in the machine in a synthetic evaluation.
