My Depression A Picture Book |
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| Author:
| Swados, Elizabeth |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4013-0789-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2005 |
| Publisher: | Hyperion Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $32.95 |
Book Description:
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Liz Swados takes readers on a journey that is,achingly familiar to the thousands who suffer from,depression and equally poignant for those who do,not. Readers feel the weight of her struggle to,keep her condition a secret; laugh with her about,the strange effects of the new drugs; empathise,with the little things that sometimes trigger a,massive relapse (the change of seasons,professional rejection); and watch as she tries to,overcome the long-term effect of the suicides of,her mother...
More DescriptionLiz Swados takes readers on a journey that is,achingly familiar to the thousands who suffer from,depression and equally poignant for those who do,not. Readers feel the weight of her struggle to,keep her condition a secret; laugh with her about,the strange effects of the new drugs; empathise,with the little things that sometimes trigger a,massive relapse (the change of seasons,professional rejection); and watch as she tries to,overcome the long-term effect of the suicides of,her mother and brother.