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    Demons in the Age of Light: A Memoir of Psychosis and Recovery
    Demons in the Age of Light: A Memoir of Psychosis and Recovery
    Demons in the Age of Light: A Memoir of Psychosis and Recovery
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    Demons in the Age of Light: A Memoir of Psychosis and Recovery

    By Whitney Robinson

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  • Author Whitney Robinson is poised to become a national star on television and radio. Attractive, intelligent, with an extraordinary story about severe psychiatric problems and they way she's been able to get past them.

  • Taps interest in current controversy re: overmedication of young people by psychiatrists for mental illnesses

  • Taps current national discussion on the limitations of American Psychiatry vs. views and healing methods of other cultures (big
    article on this in NY Times Magazine 1/8/10 called "The Americanization of Mental Illness)"

  • Schizophrenia Ranks among the top 10 causes of disability in developed countries worldwide.

  • Nearly 3 million Americans have schizophrenia.
    • LanguageEnglish
    PublisherProcess
    Release dateSep 20, 2011
    ISBN9781934170281
    Demons in the Age of Light: A Memoir of Psychosis and Recovery

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