Falling into the fire : a psychiatrist's encounters with the mind in crisis
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Published
New York : Penguin Press, [2013].
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
616.89 MONTR
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616.89 MONTR
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Published
New York : Penguin Press, [2013].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
239 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-226) and index.
Description
Falling Into the Fire is psychiatrist Christine Montross's thoughtful investigation of the gripping patient encounters that have challenged and deepened her practice. The majority of the patients she treats here are seen in the locked inpatient wards of a psychiatric hospital; all are in moments of profound crisis. Each case study presents its own line of inquiry, leading her to seek relevant psychiatric knowledge from diverse sources. A doctor of uncommon curiosity and compassion, Montross discovers lessons in medieval dancing plagues, in leading forensic and neurological research, and in moments from her own life. Throughout, she confronts the larger question of psychiatry: What is to be done when a patient's experiences cannot be accounted for, or helped, by what contemporary medicine knows about the brain? When all else fails, she finds, what remains is the capacity to abide, to sit with the desperate in their darkest moments. At once rigorous and meditative, Falling Into the Fire is an intimate portrait of psychiatry, allowing the reader to witness the humanity of the practice and the enduring mysteries of the mind.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Montross, C. (2013). Falling into the fire: a psychiatrist's encounters with the mind in crisis . Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Montross, Christine. 2013. Falling Into the Fire: A Psychiatrist's Encounters With the Mind in Crisis. Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Montross, Christine. Falling Into the Fire: A Psychiatrist's Encounters With the Mind in Crisis Penguin Press, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Montross, Christine. Falling Into the Fire: A Psychiatrist's Encounters With the Mind in Crisis Penguin Press, 2013.
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