Making Sense of Psychiatric Diagnosis
Author: Ashley L. Peterson
Publisher: Mental Health @ Home Books
Published: 2019-09-09
Total Pages: 147
ISBN-13: 1999000838
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMaking Sense of Psychiatric Diagnosis aims to cut through the misinformation, stigma, and assumptions that surround mental illness and give a clear picture of what mental illness really is. The book pairs diagnostic criteria and descriptions for a variety of mental illnesses in the DSM-5 with nineteen first-hand narrative accounts of what it’s like to live with those conditions. The book is also infused with the author’s own experience as a mental health nurse and person living with depression. With the fusion of diagnostic information, clinical experience, and lived experience, this book offers a unique, well-rounded perspective on the reality of mental illness.