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The Locked Ward: Memoirs of a Psychiatric Orderly

The Locked Ward: Memoirs of a Psychiatric Orderly

O'Donnell, Dennis

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ISBN10: 0099554356
ISBN13: 9780099554356
Publisher: Vintage UK
Published: Apr 1 2013
Pages: 342
Weight: 0.55
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.10 Depth: 7.70
Language: English

Shocking, moving, and controversial, this is an extraordinary account, by an orderly, of life behind the locked doors of a secure psychiatric ward

Dennis O'Donnell started work as an orderly in the Intensive Psychiatric Care Unit of a large hospital in Scotland in 2000. For seven years, he cared for patients with serious mental disorders. In his daily life he encountered fear, violence, and despair, but also a considerable amount of care and compassion. Recounting the stories of the patients he worked with, and those of his colleagues on the ward, he examines: the different major mental disorders and their symptoms and manifestations; various methods of treatment including medication, therapy, and conversation; how religion, sex, wealth, health, and drugs can bear influence on mental health; and the prevailing attitudes to psychiatric illness--the authorities, the professionals, and society. What emerges is a document of humanity and humor, a remarkable memoir that sheds light on a world that still remains largely unknown and hugely feared.

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