{"product_id":"what-mental-illness-really-is-and-what-it-isn-t-9781529113372","title":"What Mental Illness Really Is… (and what it","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A must-read... Fascinating' JO BRAND\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe need to rethink the conversation around mental health - psychologist Lucy Foulkes explores how and why.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow do mental health problems arise?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow do we distinguish between the 'normal' challenges of modern life and actual illness?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIs society really experiencing a new mental health crisis?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this urgently needed book, psychologist Lucy Foulkes investigates what we know about mental illness - and shines a light on what we don't. It offers a profound new approach to how we think, talk and help when it comes to mental health.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(Previously published in 2021 in hardback under the title \u003ci\u003eLosing Our Minds\u003c\/i\u003e.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Captivating...engaging and lucid' Sarah-Jayne Blakemore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Clear-headed, compassionate and, ultimately, optimistic' Mark Haddon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Thorough, wise...much needed' Mark Rice-Oxley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis wonderful book offers \u003cb\u003ean amazingly readable and cutting-edge scientific account of mental illness\u003c\/b\u003e -- Matthew Broome, Professor of Psychiatry and Youth Mental Health\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautifully written and compassionate... This book is needed urgently\u003c\/b\u003e so that we can examine fears of a tsunami of mental health problems... Anyone touched by such problems \u003cb\u003ewill find much helpful practical advice\u003c\/b\u003e -- Uta Frith, Professor Emeritus of Cognitive Development\u003cbr\u003eA guide to the start of the art in the science of mental illness...\u003cb\u003elucidly written and builds its case with a winning combination of care and concision... This impressive book is a great starting point for well-informed conversations on the issue\u003c\/b\u003e -- Professor Thomas Dixon, History of Emotions blog\u003cbr\u003eEveryone who either lives with or knows someone with mental illness should read it. In other words, \u003cb\u003eeveryone should read it\u003c\/b\u003e -- Essi Viding, Professor of Developmental Psychopathology\u003cbr\u003eThis beautifully written and compassionate account, backed by state-of-the-art scientific evidence, delivers an important message: there is far more variation in the state of our mental health and far more complexity in the diagnosis of mental illness than we tend to believe. \u003cb\u003eThis book is needed urgently so that we can examine fears of a tsunami of mental health problems, especially in the light of the current pandemic. Anyone touched by such problems will find much helpful practical advice\u003c\/b\u003e -- Uta Frith, Professor Emeritus of Cognitive Development\u003cbr\u003eThis wonderful book offers \u003cb\u003ean amazingly readable and cutting-edge scientific account of mental illness\u003c\/b\u003e and its relation to the stresses many young adults experience as well as the language we use to talk about ourselves -- Matthew Broome, Professor of Psychiatry and Youth Mental Health\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLosing Our Minds\u003c\/i\u003e communicates complex research findings on mental illness with unusual clarity and compassion, and without oversimplifying or shying away from the difficult questions. \u003cb\u003eEveryone who either lives with or knows someone with mental illness should read it. \u003c\/b\u003eIn other words, everyone should read it -- Essi Viding, Professor of Developmental Psychopathology\u003cbr\u003eA broad and refreshingly non-political survey ... [that] \u003cb\u003ehighlight[s] several difficult truths about the reality of mental illness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e... Foulkes carefully lays out what we know ... Some of her findings are surprising ... Foulkes is not interested in grand generational diagnoses. She argues that while everyone may suffer from the symptoms of mental distress, only a minority experience mental illness ... Foulkes's message is \u003cb\u003ea cry for nuance and complexity\u003c\/b\u003e. As she writes, 'all forms of psychological distress are the price we pay for being alive.' While those who are seriously unwell have a right to professional attention, for the rest of us, \u003cb\u003ean awareness of this truth may be just the treatment we need\u003c\/b\u003e -- Nicholas Harris * Prospect *\u003cbr\u003eA totally counter culture take ... kind and clear-thinking -- Helen Rumbelow\u003cbr\u003eA guide to the state of the art in the science of mental illness  ... \u003cb\u003elucidly written and builds its case with a winning combination of care and concision\u003c\/b\u003e ... this impressive book is a great starting point for well-informed conversations on the issue. It speaks with calm, rational humanity about why we should hesitate before medicalising our emotions -- Professor Thomas Dixon, History of Emotions blog\u003cbr\u003eThis is a book that calls for nuance in answering difficult questions... To Foulkes, the way forward is in acceptance of a hard truth: we need to support everyone who is struggling in a way geared to their needs; we need a different conversation about managing life's sadness * The Times *","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48740137173335,"sku":"9781529113372","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781529113372.jpg?v=1720053967","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/what-mental-illness-really-is-and-what-it-isn-t-9781529113372","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}