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A Mood Apart
Depression, Mania, and Other Afflictions of the Self
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When first published in 1997 this groundbreaking work on the science of mood both redefined the field andwith compassion, understanding, and scientific rigormade it accessible to those who would most benefit from the latest findings. Now, Peter Whybrow, one of the world’s most distinguished psychiatrists, has updated his definitive account of mood disorders. In A Mood Apart he argues that disorders such as depression constitute afflictions of the self, exploring the human experience of manic depressive illness, and rediscovering the human being behind the diagnosis. Drawing on cutting-edge research and his experience as a clinician, he shows how the science and culture surrounding mood disorders have changed since the first edition. Nearly two decades since its original publication, A Mood Apart remains an essential book for anyone who has been affected by depression.
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Publishers Weekly
Seldom has the inner emotional landscape of melancholic depression, mania and manic- depressive illness been mapped with so much clarity, empathy and sensitivity.”
William Styron, author of Darkness Visible
A Mood Apart is informative, compassionate and, not the least, thoroughly engrossing.”
Maggie Scarf, author of Unfinished Business and Intimate Worlds
Dr. Peter Whybrow explains everything you ever wanted to know about moods and their vicissitudes, and he does so in wonderfully elegant, highly readable prose.”
Irvin D. Yalom, author of Love's Executioner and Lying on the Couch
Dr. Whybrow has written a wise and graceful book that should be helpful and consoling to patients and their loved ones.”
Aaron T. Beck, MD, university professor emeritus, University of Pennsylvania, and author of Cognitive Therapy of Depression
A Mood Apart is a beautifully crafted volume that probes into the recesses of the brain and mind to reveal the secrets of depression. Dr. Whybrow distills a lifetime of experience as a master clinician and scientist. . . . I highly recommend this definitive work to the nonprofessional as well as the professional.” -
Contemporary Psychology
A terrific book for professionals and the public. . . . A Mood Apart represents a literary achievement as well as a scientific accomplishment. It is not a self- help manual with simple lists and prescriptions, nor a compendium without conclusion of every scientific study. Rather, it is a seamless product resulting from a career of research and clinical practice expressed in lucid, moving style, but not at the expense of integrative complexity.”
British Journal of Psychiatry
This is a masterly and highly readable discourse. . . . Whybrow has really attempted to enter into the soul of manic depression and has succeeded to a remarkable extent.”
Literary Review
Dr. Whybrow has succeeded in presenting a balanced, well-written account of mood disorders and their treatment which will inform the general reader and which also contains much of interest to the professional.”
Kirkus
The most thorough and wide- ranging discussion for lay readers about the interplay of the physical and emotional elements of depression and manic-depression. . . . His presentation is illuminating, and the case histories demonstrate his sensitivity and skill as a clinician. . . . Whybrow's presentation offers a deeper understanding of, along with a humane and wise approach to these very troubling illnesses.”
- On Sale
- May 12, 2015
- Page Count
- 408 pages
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- ISBN-13
- 9780465064847
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