The Scar

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At the age of twenty seven, married, living in New York, and working in book design, Mary Cregan gives birth to her first child, a daughter she names Anna But it s apparent that something is terribly wrong, and two days later, Anna dies plunging Cregan into suicidal despair.Decades later, sustained by her work, a second marriage, and a son, Cregan reflects on this pivotal experience and attempts to make sense of it She weaves together literature and research with details from her own ordeal and the still visible scar of her suicide attempt while also considering her life as part of the larger history of our understanding of depression In fearless, candid prose, Cregan examines her psychotherapy alongside early treatments of melancholia, weighs the benefits of shock treatment against its terrifying pop culture depictions, explores the controversy around antidepressants and how little we know about them even as she acknowledges that the medication saved her life and sifts through the history of the hospital where her recovery began.Perceptive, intimate, and elegantly written, The Scar vividly depicts the pain and ongoing stigma of clinical depression, giving greater insight into its management and offering hope for those who are suffering. Free Download The Scar [ Author ] Mary Cregan [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr THE SCAR has had aprofound influence on me than any book I ve read in years In its humanity and resolve, its depth and precision, its scientific rigour and personal candour, this book is deeply moving, riveting and enlightening Woven through the text are as many references to works of art as there are to medical studies, demonstrating art s singular ability to convey experience and THE SCAR accomplishes the same, as an artwork This book is for everyone who has any interest in how the mi THE SCAR has had aprofound influence on me than any book I ve read in years In its humanity and resolve, its depth and precision, its scientific rigour and personal candour, this book is deeply moving, riveting and enlightening Woven through the text are as many references to works of art as there are to medical studies, demonstrating art s singular ability to convey experience and THE SCAR accomplishes the same, as an artwork This book is for everyone who has any int...Narrative non fiction is not a genre in which I read heavily However, after receiving a copy of this work through a Goodreads giveaway, I decided to work my way through it, and by the end of this memoir of mental illness, I was thoroughly glad that I had In The Scar, Mary Cregan approaches her own past encounter with depression, and the suicide attempt that it triggered, with a clinical approach, exploring the factors at work in her own life and health, as well as the history of the mental hea Narrative non fiction is not a genre in which I read heavily However, after receiving a copy of this work through a Goodreads giveaway, I decided to work my way through it, and by the end of this memoir of mental illness, I was thoroughly glad that I had In The Scar, Mary Cregan approaches her own past encounter with depression, and the suicide attempt that it triggered, with a clinical approach, exploring the factors at work in her own life and health, as well as the history of the mental health professions As an English professor, Cregan writes as a non expert but, she writes clearly, powerfully, and honestly Her work treats a multi...First this book is definitely not for everyone Mary Cregan tells her readers about her life of 20 y with Depression and melancholia and attempted suicides and medications and psychiatric hospitalization.She is looking back on many years of something that appeared to begin at age of 27 altho it was probably there before and with depression in her family altho she didnt know Silence in the family is the default This memoir must have been a labor of love for her wanting others to know and to sh First this book is definitely not for everyone Mary Cregan tells her readers about her life of 20 y with Depression and melancholia and attempted suicides and medications and psychiatric hospitalization.She is looking back on many years of something that appeared to begin at age of 27 altho it was probably there before and with depression in her family altho she didnt know Silence in the family is the default This mem...Mary Cregan explores depression from multiple perspectives personal, cultural, medical, and historical The personal account is honest and engaging, while the less personal objective account is fair and based on thorough research What I find most valuable in this book is the multiplicity of perspectives the author has included Even when she explores her own experiences, we find a multiplicity of first person perspectives Eventually you realize that you can and do end up splitting your Mary Cregan explores depression from multiple perspectives personal, cultural, medical, and historical The personal account is honest and engaging, while the less personal objective account is fair and based on thorough research What I find most valuable in this book is the multiplicity of perspectives the author has included Even when she explores her own experiences, we find a multiplicity of first person perspectives Eventually yo...I am fortunate to have never suffered a depressive episode as deep as those experienced by the author, but I can attest to the accuracy of her descriptions of depression generally I also found very interesting and helpful her discussions of mental health care provided in institutions, ...I won this in a Goodreads giveaway.This is an honest memoir of the struggle of living with depression.Mary Cregan is 27 years old and living in New York She has a fulfilling career as a book designer and is happily married with her first baby on the way When her daughter is born, she names her Anna, but almost immediately the newborn is diagnosed with a congenital heart defect Anna dies two days later The death of her baby causes Cregan to descend into a suicidal depression called melancholy.This memoir is a personal history of the author s illness and recovery Written years later, with the Mary Cregan is 27 years old and living in New York She has a fulfilling career as a book designer and is happily married with her first baby on the way When her daughter is born, she names her Anna, but almost immediately the newborn is diagnosed with a congenital heart defect Anna dies two days later The death of her baby causes Cregan to descend into a suicidal depression called melanchol...Melding memoir and historic fact, Cregan knocked out a touching book that detailed her own struggles with depression and suicidal ideation immediately following the unexpected death of her newborn daughter alongside psychiatric developments of the last 50 years Though I d expectedfocus on her own life, I quite liked how she dipped in and out, using the science to back her experiences in a mental hospital and starting stopping changing drug regimens Reminded me a lot of Johann Hari s Los Melding memoir and historic fact, Cregan knocked out a touching book that detailed her own struggles with depression and suicidal ideation immediately following the unexpected death of her newborn daughter alongside psychiatric developments of the last 50 years Though I d expectedfocus on her own life, I quite liked how she dipped in and out, using the science to back her experiences in a mental hospital and starting stopping...Honest, thoughtful, and insightful.

The Scar
  • English
  • 02 July 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 256 pages
  • 1324001720
  • Mary Cregan
  • The Scar