{"product_id":"the-madness-of-our-lives-penny-gray-9781843100577","title":"The Madness of Our Lives: Experiences of Mental Breakdown and Recovery","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat precipitates mental breakdown? How do people experience such extremes - and how do they see others' interpretations and interventions? Most important, how do people recover from these episodes and get their lives back? These are some of the questions addressed in this anthology of first-hand accounts of mental breakdown and recovery. Eleven very different stories together shed light on what triggers mental breakdown, what it is like to be  mad', whether treatment helps and how people reclaim themselves and their lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on tape-recorded interviews with people who have been through a mental breakdown and come out the other side of it, The Madness of Our Lives breaks the silence around mental distress and offers hope and optimism to mental health service users and their carers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Penny Gray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1843100576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781843100577\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jessica Kingsley Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.16h x 6.26w x 0.54d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2006 pg. 77","brand":"Penny Gray","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48088865439999,"sku":"9781843100577","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_881a0299-0b36-4fe3-af72-5e64aeafc9ef.jpg?v=1769106966","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-madness-of-our-lives-penny-gray-9781843100577","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}