My Life in Mental Health:A Nurse’s Story
Author | : John Nugent, RN |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 2015-11-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781483437996 |
ISBN-13 | : 148343799X |
Rating | : 4/5 (99X Downloads) |
Download or read book My Life in Mental Health:A Nurse’s Story written by John Nugent, RN and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My Life in Mental Health: A Nurse's Story relates - honestly and without pretense - the journey of a man who grew up in a family who struggled with mental health issues. John Nugent, the memoirist, tells how those early experiences led him to explore psychology to better understand both himself and his often-chaotic family. His hands-on work in mental health nursing provides the grounding for his narrative that explores the development of modern mental health care. In just a few decades mental health treatment transformed from a "doctor knows best" discipline and arrived where the best treatments tend to emerge from the expressed needs and desires of clients. My Life in Mental Health: A Nurse's Story will inform and inspire anyone who has felt the impact of mental illness in his or her family or who cares about people with mental illness. The author makes a compelling case for putting to rest the enduring stigma toward people who live with mental illness.