Pure Madness

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Excellent - Rated
I totally disagree with the reader from Slough; this book is not meant as a kind of self-help guide to coping with mental health problems. This book is a hard-hitting critique of the role of policy and the media in propagating the (erroneous) relationship between mental health problems and violence. The book does examine some well-known users of mental health services but only as a vehicle to critique current mental health policy and practice. I recommend this book to all those who are interested in mental health issues and those who want to read about the oppression caused by mental health policy, the media and public attitudes for people with mental health issues.

Welcome to reality - Rated
Having experienced mental health issues from the perspective of a carer I was intrigued to listen to the points of view put across by the author. Without going in to too much depth he convayed the difficulties associated with mental heath by those effected, the carers and the medical profession. It makes for fascinating reading and lets you know that you're not alone in this world and that there are others going through the same tribulations. It gave me many new ideas and perspectives on how to deal with the issues that I have dealt with in the past and continue to have to deal with. I now have a better handle on how those effected by mental health issues feel.