| Description |
xiv, 337 pages ; 23 cm |
| Note |
"Originally published in Canada by Random House Canada, an imprint of Penguin Random House, in 2019. First published in the United States in revised form by The Experiment, LLC, in 2020." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [312]-329) and index. |
| Contents |
Cataclysm -- When you try to die and don't -- Psych-ward sojourn -- What, me depressed? -- When diagnosis makes you crazy -- Killing yourself is tougher than you'd think -- Know thine enemy -- Checking boxes -- Suicide blues -- Getting in trouble -- A pill-popping parade -- Good noticing! -- Zapping, shocking, and burning your brain into submission -- Brainiacs -- A dry pharma pipeline -- Old illness, new tricks : the electrode in your brain -- Old illness, new tricks : from psychedelics to smartphones -- Stigma and related bullshit -- Through the cracks -- Mental health is for rich people -- Trying to heal the littlest minds -- "More children do not have to die" -- Race as barrier -- Who you gonna call? -- How to talk about what we talk about when we talk about wanting to die -- Certifiable -- Trust issues -- First person afterword. |
| Summary |
"A personal story of depression, as well as a journalistic account of its role and ramifications in society today"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Depression is a havoc-wreaking illness that masquerades as personal failing and hijacks your life. After a major suicide attempt in her early twenties, Paperny set off on a journey to understand her condition, the dizzying array of medical treatments on offer, and a medical profession in search of answers. She maps competing schools of therapy, pharmacology, cutting-edge medicine; the pill-popping pitfalls of long-term treatment; the glaring unknowns and the institutional shortcomings that both patients and practitioners are up against. -- adapted from front flap |
| Subject |
Paperny, Anna Mehler.
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Paperny, Anna Mehler -- Mental health.
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Mental health services -- Canada.
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Depressed persons -- Mental health services -- Canada.
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Depressed persons -- Medical care -- Canada.
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Depression, Mental -- Treatment -- Canada.
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Journalists -- Canada -- Biography.
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Depressed persons -- Canada -- Biography.
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Depressive Disorder. (DNLM)D003866
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Mental Health Services. (DNLM)D008605
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Canada. (DNLM)D002170
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Depressed persons. (OCoLC)fst00890902
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Depression, Mental -- Treatment.
(OCoLC)fst00890967
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Journalists. (OCoLC)fst00984188
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Mental health. (OCoLC)fst01016339
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Mental health services. (OCoLC)fst01016498
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Canada. (OCoLC)fst01204310
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Journalists -- Biography.
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Depressed persons -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Paperny, Anna Mehler. Hello I want to die please fix me New York : The Experiment, 2020 9780735272842 (DLC) 2019054788 |
| ISBN |
9780735272828 (paperback) |
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0735272824 (paperback) |
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9780735272842 (ebook) |
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9781615194926 |
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1615194924 |
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9781615196739 (ebook) |
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