The Seduction of Madness by Edward Podvoll

The Seduction of Madness by Edward Podvoll

In spite of conventional wisdom that psychotic disorders from schizophrenia to manic depression cannot be cured, the author has shown that even the most disturbed mind can be taught to recognize and nurture "islands of clarity". Morever the author argues that by using your own basic sanity and intelligence, home can be the best place for recovery. Dr Podvoll takes the reader inside the psychotic experience as he illuminates the tremendous energy, insight, intelligence and creativity that are a part of madness. He then shows how intimate relationships, formed with the patient, can provide the energy catalyst for recovery. This book provides a reconsideration of the psychotic mind and its never-lost capacity for self-recovery and is designed for patients, families, friends and physicians.

Edward Podvoll, M.D. (1936-2003), was a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, and founder of the Contemplative Psychotherapy Department at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, which he directed for twelve years. He was also the founder and medical director of the Windhorse Project, an experimental and highly lauded psychiatric community whose focus is on compassionate treatment that emphasizes the patient's potential for sanity.

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ISBN 13	9780712648110
ISBN 10	0712648119
Titre	The Seduction of Madness
Auteur	Edward Podvoll
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Type de reliure	Other printed item
Éditeur	Ebury Publishing
Année de publication	1991-07-04
Nombre de pages	342
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