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Brain on Fire

My Month of Madness

By: Susannah Cahalan

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NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING CHLOË GRACE MORETZ A “captivating” (The New York Times Book Review), award-winning memoir and instant New York Times bestseller that goes far beyond its riveting medical mystery, Brain on Fire is a powerful account of one woman’s struggle to recapture her identity. When twenty-four-year-old Susannah Cahalan woke up alone in a hospital room, strapped to her bed and unable to move or speak, she had no memory of how she’d gotten there. Days earlier, she had been on the threshold of a new, adult life: at the beginning of her first serious relationship and a promising career at a major New York newspaper. Now she was labeled as violent, psychotic, a flight risk. What happened? In an “unforgettable” (Elle), “stunningly brave” (NPR), and breathtaking narrative, Susannah tells the astonishing true story of her descent into madness, her family’s inspiring faith in her, and the lifesaving diagnosis that almost didn’t happen. “A fascinating look at the disease that…could have cost this vibrant, vital young woman her life” (People), Brain on Fire is an unforgettable exploration of memory and identity, faith and love, and a profoundly compelling tale of survival and perseverance.

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Simon and Schuster

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1451621396

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The Great Pretender

The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness

By: Susannah Cahalan

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The Great Pretender

The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness

By: Susannah Cahalan

Shortlisted for the 2020 Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize Named a Best Book of 2020 by The Guardian * The Telegraph * The Times "One of America's most courageous young journalists" and the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir Brain on Fire investigates the shocking mystery behind the dramatic experiment that revolutionized modern medicine (NPR). Doctors have struggled for centuries to define insanity--how do you diagnose it, how do you treat it, how do you even know what it is? In search of an answer, in the 1970s a Stanford psychologist named David Rosenhan and seven other people--sane, healthy, well-adjusted members of society--went undercover into asylums around America to test the legitimacy of psychiatry's labels. Forced to remain inside until they'd "proven" themselves sane, all eight emerged with alarming diagnoses and even more troubling stories of their treatment. Rosenhan's watershed study broke open the field of psychiatry, closing down institutions and changing mental health diagnosis forever. But, as Cahalan's explosive new research shows in this real-life detective story, very little in this saga is exactly as it seems. What really happened behind those closed asylum doors?

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Grand Central Publishing

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1538715260

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Brain on Fire

My Month of Madness

By: Susannah Cahalan

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Brain on Fire

My Month of Madness

By: Susannah Cahalan

The story of twenty-four-year-old Susannah Cahalan and the life-saving discovery of the autoimmune disorder that nearly killed her -- and that could perhaps be the root of "demonic possessions" throughout history.

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Simon and Schuster

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145162137X

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9781451621372

The Great Pretender

The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness

By: Susannah Cahalan

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The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness

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Rebel Health

A Field Guide to the Patient-Led Revolution in Medical Care

By: Susannah Fox

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Rebel Health

A Field Guide to the Patient-Led Revolution in Medical Care

By: Susannah Fox

An action-oriented and radically hopeful field guide to the underground, patient-led revolution for better health and health care. Anyone who has fallen off the conveyer belt of mainstream health care and into the shadowy corners of illness knows what a dark place it is to land. Where is the infrastructure, the information, the guidance? What should you do next? In Rebel Health, Susannah Fox draws on twenty years of tracking the expert networks of patients, survivors, and caregivers who have come of age between the cracks of the health care system to offer a way forward. Covering everything from diabetes to ALS to Moebius Syndrome to chronic disease management, Fox taps into the wisdom of these individuals, learns their ways, and fuels the rebel alliance that is building up our collective capacity for better health. Rebel Health shows how the next wave of health innovation will come from the front lines of this patient-led revolution. Fox identifies and describes four archetypes of this revolution: seekers, networkers, solvers, and champions. Each chapter includes tips, such as picking a proxy to help you navigate the relevant online communities, or learning how to pitch new ideas to investors and partners or new treatments to the FDA. On a personal level, anyone who wants to navigate the health care maze faster will want to become a health rebel or recruit some to their team. On a systemic level, it is a competitive advantage for businesses, governments, and organizations to understand and leverage the power of connection among patients, survivors, and caregivers. Proactive, optimistic, and innovative, Rebel Health is a guiding light for anyone who wishes to join the health rebel alliance and become the hero of their own story.

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195

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MIT Press

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0262378078

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Blackout

By: Susannah Cahalan

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Blackout

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Susannah Cahalan hade ett liv som många drömmer om. En lägenhet i Midtown Manhattan och ett jobb som reporter på prestigefyllda New York Post. Men en dag vaknar den då 24 år gamla Susannah Cahalan upp ensam på ett sjukhus, bunden till sängs, övervakad och oförmögen att tala eller röra sig … Under månaden som kommer omkullkastas Susannahs liv fullständigt. Kollegor, pojkvän, föräldrar, läkare och psykologer och inte minst Susannah själv – alla står maktlösa inför den totala personlighetsförändring hon genomgår med paranoid misstänksamhet, hallucinationer och aggressivitet som följd. Vem var främlingen som tagit över hennes kropp? Vad hade hänt med hennes hjärna? I denna gripande självbiografi får vi följa Susannah Cahalan steg för steg när hon lägger pusselbitar för att förstå vad som egentligen hände under den månad av hennes liv som försvunnit ur hennes minne för alltid fram till diagnosen som räddade hennes liv.

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311

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Massolit förlag

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9187135493

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9789187135491

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