Fires in the dark : healing the unquiet mind
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
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Book
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First edition.
ISBN
9780525657170, 9781984898203
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
Edition
First edition.
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2305
Language
English
ISBN
9780525657170, 9781984898203

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"The acclaimed author of The Unquiet Mind considers the age-old quest for relief from psychic pain and the role of the gifted healer in the journey back to health. "To treat, even to cure, is not always to heal." In this expansive cultural history of the treatment and healing of suffering, Kay Jamison writes about what makes an effective healer, and the role of imagination and memory in the regeneration of the mind. From the trauma of the bloodiest battlefields of the twentieth century to her own experience with bipolar disease, Jamison demonstrates how extraordinary psychotherapy can be when administered properly and explores the clinical reality that healing the mind requires, for both doctor and patient. She draws on the cases of W.H.R. Rivers, the renowned doctor who treated shell-shocked WWI soldiers, on the long history of physical treatments for mental distress and the ancient role of religion and myth in healing, and she looks at the heroic figures in our artistic culture who have healed us as a people, such as Paul Robeson. Fires in the Dark is a beautiful meditation on the quest and adventure of true healing"--

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Jamison, K. R. (2023). Fires in the dark: healing the unquiet mind (First edition.). Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Jamison, Kay R.. 2023. Fires in the Dark: Healing the Unquiet Mind. Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Jamison, Kay R.. Fires in the Dark: Healing the Unquiet Mind Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.

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Jamison, Kay R.. Fires in the Dark: Healing the Unquiet Mind First edition., Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.

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