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Publisher's summary
Powerful, affecting essays on mental illness, winner of the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize and a Whiting Award
An intimate, moving book written with the immediacy and directness of one who still struggles with the effects of mental and chronic illness, The Collected Schizophrenias cuts right to the core. Schizophrenia is not a single unifying diagnosis, and Esmé Weijun Wang writes not just to her fellow members of the “collected schizophrenias” but to those who wish to understand it as well. Opening with the journey toward her diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder, Wang discusses the medical community’s own disagreement about labels and procedures for diagnosing those with mental illness, and then follows an arc that examines the manifestations of schizophrenia in her life. In essays that range from using fashion to present as high-functioning to the depths of a rare form of psychosis, and from the failures of the higher education system and the dangers of institutionalization to the complexity of compounding factors such as PTSD and Lyme disease, Wang’s analytical eye, honed as a former lab researcher at Stanford, allows her to balance research with personal narrative. An essay collection of undeniable power, The Collected Schizophrenias dispels misconceptions and provides insight into a condition long misunderstood.
Critic reviews
“Wang invariably describes her [bipolar-type schizoaffective disorder] symptoms and experiences with remarkable candor and clarity, as when she narrates a soul-crushing stay in a Louisiana mental hospital and the alarming onset of a delusion in which ‘the thought settles over me, fine and gray as soot, that I am dead.’ She also tackles societal biases and misconceptions about mental health issues, criticizing involuntary commitment laws as cruel. Throughout these essays, Wang trains a dispassionate eye onto her personal narrative, creating a clinical remove that allows for the neurotypical reader’s greater comprehension of a thorny and oft-misunderstood topic.” (Publishers Weekly, starred review)
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- A Reckoning with Depression
- By: Daphne Merkin
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
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This Close to Happy is the rare, vividly personal account of what it feels like to suffer from clinical depression, written from a woman's perspective and informed by an acute understanding of the implications of this disease over a lifetime. Taking off from essays on depression she has written for The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine, Daphne Merkin casts her eye back to her beginnings to try to sort out the root causes of her affliction.
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I should be the last person to recommend this book
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By: Daphne Merkin
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Suspicious Minds
- How Culture Shapes Madness
- By: Joel Gold, Ian Gold
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Mr. A. was admitted to Dr. Joel Gold’s inpatient unit at Bellevue Hospital in 2002. He was, he said, being filmed constantly, and his life was being broadcast around the world "like The Truman Show" - the 1998 film depicting a man who is unknowingly living out his life as the star of a popular soap opera. Over the next few years, Gold saw a number of patients suffering from what he and his brother, Dr. Ian Gold, began calling the "Truman Show Delusion," launching them on a quest to understand the nature of this particular phenomenon and the nature of madness itself.
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Intriguing
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By: Joel Gold, and others
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Danger to Self
- On the Front Line with an ER Psychiatrist
- By: Paul R. Linde
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
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The psychiatric emergency room, a fast-paced combat zone with pressure to match, thrusts its medical providers into the outland of human experience where they must respond rapidly and decisively in spite of uncertainty and, very often, danger. In this lively first-person narrative, Paul R. Linde takes listeners behind the scenes at an urban psychiatric emergency room, with all its chaos and pathos, where we witness mental health professionals doing their best to alleviate suffering.
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Terrible narration
- By Leah on 12-16-12
By: Paul R. Linde
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Peace, Love & Healing
- Bodymind Communication & the Path to Self-Healing: An Exploration
- By: Bernie S. Siegel
- Narrated by: Bernie S. Siegel
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
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A classic of patient empowerment, Peace, Love & Healing offered the revolutionary message that we have an innate ability to heal ourselves. Now proven by numerous scientific studies, the connection between our minds and our bodies has been increasingly accepted as fact throughout the mainstream medical community. In a new introduction, Dr. Bernie Siegel highlights current research on the relationships among consciousness, psychosocial factors, attitude, and immune function.
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horrible horrible
- By Honestly on 02-09-15
By: Bernie S. Siegel
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The Lives They Left Behind
- Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic
- By: Peter Stastny, Darby Penney
- Narrated by: Alex Paul
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
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More than four hundred abandoned suitcases filled with patients’ belongings were found when Willard Psychiatric Center closed in 1995 after 125 years of operation. They are skillfully examined here and compared to the written record to create a moving—and devastating—group portrait of twentieth-century American psychiatric care.
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- By B. Shaff on 11-09-17
By: Peter Stastny, and others
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The Good Death
- An Exploration of Dying in America
- By: Ann Neumann
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
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Following the death of her father, journalist and hospice volunteer Ann Neumann sets out to examine what it means to die well in the United States. When Ann Neumann's father was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, she left her job and moved back to her hometown of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She became his full-time caregiver - cooking, cleaning, and administering medications. When her father died, she was undone by the experience, by grief and the visceral quality of dying.
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Ugh, so boring
- By Maranto on 05-13-19
By: Ann Neumann
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The Naked Lady Who Stood on Her Head
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- By: Gary Small M.D., Gigi Vorgan
- Narrated by: Marc Cashman
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True stories are more bizarre than any fiction, and Dr. Gary Small knows this best. After 30 distinguished years of psychiatry and groundbreaking research on the human brain, Dr. Small has seen it all - now he is ready to open his office doors for the first time and tell all about the most mysterious, intriguing, and bizarre patients of his career. The Naked Lady Who Stood on Her Head is a spellbinding record of the doctor's most bewildering cases.
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90% Useless Information
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Oddly Normal
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Three years ago, John Schwartz, a national correspondent for the New York Times, got the call that every parent hopes never to receive: His 13-year-old son, Joe, was in the hospital following a suicide attempt. Mustering the courage to come out to his classmates, Joe had delivered a tirade about homophobic and sexist attitudes that was greeted with unease and confusion by his fellow students. Hours later, he took an overdose of pills.
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The Effect of Parental Caring
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By: John Schwartz
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Truth Doesn't Have a Side
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- By: Dr. Bennet Omalu, Mark Tabb, Will Smith - foreword
- Narrated by: Ron Butler
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One day in 2002 the 50-year old body of former Pittsburgh Steeler and hall of famer Mike Webster was laid on a cold table in front of pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu. Webster's body looked to Omalu like the body of a much older man, and the circumstances of his behavior prior to his death were clouded in mystery. But when Omalu cut into Webster's brain, it appeared to be normal. Something didn't add up.
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Unfortunately Compelling
- By Daniel Bramer on 10-18-17
By: Dr. Bennet Omalu, and others
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Manufacturing Depression
- The Secret History of a Modern Disease
- By: Gary Greenberg
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 14 hrs and 10 mins
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Am I happy enough? This has been a pivotal question since America's inception. "Am I not happy enough because I am depressed?" is a more recent version. Psychotherapist Gary Greenberg shows how depression has been manufactured---not as an illness but as an idea about our suffering, its source, and its relief. He challenges us to look at depression in a new way.
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Modern Gonzo Tour de Force
- By S. Frank on 11-12-11
By: Gary Greenberg
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Brainstorm
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- By: Suzanne O'Sullivan
- Narrated by: Christine Williams
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Brainstorm follows the stories of people whose medical diagnoses are so strange even their doctor struggles to know how to solve them. A man who sees cartoon characters running across the room; a girl whose world suddenly seems completely distorted, as though she were Alice in Wonderland; another who transforms into a ragdoll whenever she even thinks about moving. The brain is the most complex structure in the universe. Neurologists must puzzle out life-changing diagnoses from the tiniest of clues, the ultimate medical detective work.
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Not As Compelling...
- By Douglas on 11-08-18
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The Spectrum of Hope
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- By: Gayatri Devi MD
- Narrated by: Wendy Tremont King
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Imagine finding a glimmer of good news in a diagnosis of Alzheimer's. And imagine how that would change the outlook of the five million Americans who suffer from Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, not to mention their families, loved ones, and caretakers. A neurologist who's been specializing in dementia and memory loss for more than 20 years, Dr. Gayatri Devi rewrites the story of Alzheimer's by defining it as a spectrum disorder - like autism, Alzheimer's is a disease that affects different people differently.
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Aging with Grace
- By Lisa F on 05-19-21
By: Gayatri Devi MD
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- Diane
- 04-27-19
Narration way too slow
This book, as described by the title, is a series of essays, not a memoir. Some essays are more personal than others; they're the more interesting bits. The biggest problem for me, however, was that the the narration is painfully slow. (See pages versus time ratio compared to other books.) I listened though chapter 9 on double speed, which isn't ideal due to sound distortion, but finally gave up because the story isn't compelling enough to continue under such circumstances.
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- Melissa
- 03-07-19
Great Overview of Mental Health
The speaker spoke slowly for me, so I sped it up 1.30x. I enjoyed hearing her collection of stories dealing with this illness. I especially felt bad for her husband, but then appreciated that he stuck by her through everything. I had read The Center does not Hold by Elyn Saks. Comparing the two, this was not as in depth, but rather a light run through of Esme's life. Reading both of these books has made me more aware that yes, these people are human and no, they are not "dead to the world" once diagnosed. They can go on to do great things with the right treatment, medication and care. I truly enjoyed this book.
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- David A Carlson
- 03-04-19
Open, honest, and well written
Having also been diagnosed with the same disorder as the author, I can attest to the truths to be found in this book. For those who are unfamiliar with schizoaffective disorder, I would think that this book can be eye opening.
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- John M.
- 02-19-19
Makes you think
Living with a loved one with collected Schizophrenia’s. It was good to get an inside look at the thought process from her perspective. Made me thought about it differently.
Would recommend.
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- CNR
- 05-13-19
Thoughtful essays regarding a complex condition
I really enjoyed the well written and excellent narration by the author. She communicates with personal expertise. She brings into focus both the "checklist-like" items that might be associated by the public with the schizophrenias but also, and much more importantly, the personal and human elements of an individial with a chronic adult condition. The later are so personal and unique that it leaves a gapping canyon that most people never glimpse and have little hope of understanding in this world of technical truth. However this author bravely creates a path to a place that very few can ever feel.
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- Casey Grenier
- 06-14-19
Loved it!
Brilliant and personal essays that made me feel less alone. My friend recommended this book, and now I can recommend it to you! A balanced mix of intellectual essays and personal insights on the art of living.
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- OwlLover
- 06-23-19
Insight through her experience
This is a generous, honest sharing of personal experience Esme Wang has had as a neuro-atypical person. She expertly weaves her story with findings of experts, history, and information about mental health/illness. This is a must-read for those curious about diagnoses and managing them, and how the way doctors treat patients evolve as new information becomes available and is or is not validated.
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- Becca Long
- 03-05-19
Amazing!
The author does an amazing job of chronically her own story of life within "The Schizophrenia" while also bringing in issues of modern day treatment of people with mental health concerns.
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- Perks
- 03-26-19
Beautifully Written
Intelligent, thoughtful and insightful stories. I especially enjoyed listening to the author on Audible. Very helpful in understanding the schizophrenias.
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- Angel
- 05-15-19
enjoyed
Personal and vulnerable, easy listen to. I would recommend this book for sure-have a go!
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