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BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK LONGLISTED FOR THE CWAS ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NONFICTION AWARD
Impressive at every level Jeremy Vine
Poignant funny engrossing Jo Brand
A sensitive and immersive voyage through the career of a forensic psychiatrist Kerry Daynes
A beautifully balanced and compassionately written memoir This is a fascinating account of a fascinating journey Dr Richard Shepherd
Meet Dr Ben Cave For over thirty years he has worked in prisons and secure hospitals diagnosing and treating some of the most troubled men and women in society A lifetime of care takes us from delusional disorders to schizophrenia steroid abuse to drug dependency personality disorders to paedophilia and depression so severe a mother can kill her own baby
These are the human stories behind the headlines The reality of a life spent working with patients with the severest mental health disorders The tragic and often frightening truth about what happens behind closed doors
Dr Ben Cave takes us on a journey to the heart of this highly emotive environment putting himself under the microscope as well as his patients In the process he allows us to share what they have taught each other and how it has changed them To share the psychological battle scars that come with a career on the frontline of our health service To learn about the brilliant mental health nurses for whom physical injury and verbal abuse are a daily hazard To learn about ourselves and what we fear most
Thoughtful revealing often haunting and always enlightening if you liked Unnatural Causes by Dr Richard Shepherd Do No Harm by Henry Marsh and This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay this book is for you
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