Mary Barnes : Two Accounts of a Journey Through Madness

Name: Mary Barnes : Two Accounts of a Journey Through Madness
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ISBN: 9781590510162

ISBN-10: 159051016X

ISBN-13: 9781590510162

Edition: 2002

Authors: Mary Barnes, Joseph Berke

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For thirty years Mary Barnes was a schizophrenic. This is the story of her resurrection. In 1966, Mary Barnes was a hopeless schizophrenic, and Joseph Berke was a young doctor rebelling against the restrictions of American psychiatry. This is the story of Barnes's resurrection, Berke's devotion, and the remarkable friendship that blossomed between them. With love and courage, they recount a tale of mutual dedication to healing without the use of psychoactive medication, chronicling how Barnes emerges from the turmoil of madness as a renowned painter. Her artistic development is beautifully illustrated in this volume as a visual analogy for the revolutionary psychic work in which she and…

Book details

List price: $16.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Other Press, LLC
Publication date: 3/17/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 378
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English