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Undercurrents Matthew Manning

Undercurrents By Matthew Manning

Undercurrents by Matthew Manning


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Summary

This is the true-life story of the psychotherapist who suffered such severe clinical depression that she agreed to the controversial electroshock treatment, ECT. The diary entries lay bare the depths and dimensions of severe clinical depression.

Undercurrents Summary

Undercurrents by Matthew Manning

Like the lucid madness chronicled in "Girl, Interrupted," this riveting memoir traces the devastating path of clinical depression through the diaries of Martha Manning--a psychotherapist who became a patient and underwent electroshock therapy.

Undercurrents Reviews

"A brilliant combination of wit, irony, and despair...."Undercurrents "is absolutely as good as it gets."--"Los Angeles Times""Full of unexpected delights...honest, hilarious, full of hope."--"Dallas Morning News""Humor, candor, and a respect for the power of image and metaphor to heal."--"Philadelphia Inquirer""A moving and engaging journal....I found myself laughing out loud."--"Washington Post""A convincing testament to the inexorable cruelty of depression and a frightening reminder of its unprejudiced choice of victims."--"New York Times Book Review""An absolutely absorbing read."--"USA Today"

About Matthew Manning

Martha Manning, Ph.D., is a writer, clinical psychologist, and former professor of psychology at George Mason University. She is the author of Undercurrents: A Life Beneath the Surface; Chasing Grace: Reflections of a Catholic Girl, Grown Up; and All Seasons Pass: Grieving Miscarriage. Manning has been recognized by the National Institutes of Mental Health for her work in education and advocacy and was awarded the American Psychiatric Association 1996 Presidential Award for Patient Advocacy. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including the New York Times Book Review, the Washington Post, Ladies' Home Journal, and New Woman. She has been featured on Dateline NBC, Good Morning America, C-SPAN, The Early Show, NPR's "Voice of America," and other radio and television programs.

Additional information

GOR001321976
9780062511843
006251184X
Undercurrents by Matthew Manning
Used - Very Good
Paperback
HarperCollins Publishers
1996-03-18
224
N/A
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