Wounded Healers: Mental Health Workers' Experiences of Depression

By Vicky Rippere

Book Overview

An unusual examination of depression from the point of view of mental health workers who have themselves been despondent. This 'travel guide' serves as the most comprehensive collection of phenomenological accounts of depressive experiences available. Examines some ultimately positive effects of the depressive experience in personal and professional life and relates personal accounts to scientific findings.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471907464
• ISBN13: 9780471907466
• Release Date: August 1985
• Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.