Mind on fire : a memoir of madness and recovery /
Fanning, Arnold Thomas,
Mind on fire : a memoir of madness and recovery / - ix, 275 pages ; 27 cm. - Wellcome Book Prize .
Arnold Thomas Fanning had his first experience of depression during adolescence, following the death of his mother. Some ten years later, an up-and-coming playwright, he was overcome by mania and delusions. Thus began a terrible period in which he was often suicidal, increasingly disconnected from family and friends, sometimes in trouble with the law, and homeless in London. Drawing on his own memories, the recollections of people who knew him when he was at his worst, and medical and police records, Arnold Thomas Fanning has produced a beautifully written, devastatingly intense account of madness - and recovery, to the point where he has not had any serious illness for over a decade and has become an acclaimed playwright.
Shortlisted for Wellcome book prize 2019.
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Fanning, Arnold Thomas
Fanning, Arnold Thomas--Mental health.
Depression, Mental.
Depression--Ireland--Biography
Depression, Mental--Treatment.
Mental illness--Social aspects--Biography
Psychoses.
Psychoses--Treatment.
616.85270092 FAN
Mind on fire : a memoir of madness and recovery / - ix, 275 pages ; 27 cm. - Wellcome Book Prize .
Arnold Thomas Fanning had his first experience of depression during adolescence, following the death of his mother. Some ten years later, an up-and-coming playwright, he was overcome by mania and delusions. Thus began a terrible period in which he was often suicidal, increasingly disconnected from family and friends, sometimes in trouble with the law, and homeless in London. Drawing on his own memories, the recollections of people who knew him when he was at his worst, and medical and police records, Arnold Thomas Fanning has produced a beautifully written, devastatingly intense account of madness - and recovery, to the point where he has not had any serious illness for over a decade and has become an acclaimed playwright.
Shortlisted for Wellcome book prize 2019.
9781844884292 9781844884292: £14.99 1844884295
2018439543
GBB848121 bnb
018786445 Uk
Fanning, Arnold Thomas
Fanning, Arnold Thomas--Mental health.
Depression, Mental.
Depression--Ireland--Biography
Depression, Mental--Treatment.
Mental illness--Social aspects--Biography
Psychoses.
Psychoses--Treatment.
616.85270092 FAN