Título: A Road Back from Schizophrenia: A Memoir
Autor: Arnhild Lauveng
Sinopse: For ten years, Arnhild Lauveng suffered as a schizophrenic, going in and out of the hospital for months or even a year at a time. A Road Back from Schizophrenia gives extraordinary insight into the logic (and life) of a schizophrenic. Lauveng illuminates her loss of identity, her sense of being controlled from the outside, and her relationship to the voices she heard and her sometimes terrifying hallucinations. Painful recollections of moments of humiliation inflicted by thoughtless medical professionals are juxtaposed with Lauveng’s own understanding of how such patients are outwardly irrational and often violent. She paints a surreal world—sometimes full of terror and sometimes of beauty—in which “the Captain” rules her by the rod and the school’s corridors are filled with wolves. When she was diagnosed with the mental illness, it was emphasized that this was a congenital disease, and that she would have to live with it for the rest of her life. Today, however, she calls herself a “former schizophrenic,” has stopped taking medication for the illness, and currently works as a clinical psychologist. Lauveng, though sometimes critical of mental health care, ultimately attributes her slow journey back to health to the dedicated medical staff who took the time to talk to her and who saw her as a person simply diagnosed with an illness—not the illness incarnate. A powerful memoir for sufferers, their families, and the professionals who care for them.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “A Road Back from Schizophrenia: A Memoir”, de Arnhild Lauveng, publicado pela editora Skyhorse, em 2012 e com 208 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Skyhorse
Páginas: 208
Ano: 2012
Edição:
Linguagem: inglês
ISBN: 1616088710
ISBN13: 9781616088712
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Skyhorse oferecem uma experiência de leitura marcada pela diversidade temática e pelo equilíbrio entre narrativas densas e conteúdos práticos. O catálogo apresenta desde análises históricas detalhadas, como estudos sobre eventos marcantes e biografias, até guias técnicos e manuais ilustrados, que vão desde sobrevivência militar até jardinagem e culinária. Essa variedade permite ao leitor transitar entre obras mais narrativas e envolventes, como romances e relatos de trauma, e textos informativos e didáticos, com linguagem clara e foco em instruções precisas.
