{"product_id":"distorted-mind-mental-illness-revealed-9781478719090","title":"Distorted Mind: Mental Illness Revealed","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Michael Fortnam\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Outskirts Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Outskirts Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Psychopathology - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Inspiring Personal Story of Overcoming Mental Illness... For Michael Fortnam, a painful level of isolation, emptiness, and confusion had become normal. Severe depression, delusions, and manic episodes tore through his life in ways that people around him couldn't see. Finally, a crisis brought his suffering to the surface, and a shocking arrest led to a lengthy stay in a psychiatric hospital. It was there that he began to accept that many of his thoughts were delusional. Distorted Mind describes the experience of depression, hallucinations, and mania in a straightforward, accessible way that readers will easily empathize with and understand. Michael describes how medication and therapy have allowed him to emerge from mental illness to live a more promising and meaningful life. He is now in a stable relationship, holds a job, and has not been hospitalized since the year 2000. Michael's story gives important encouragement to those who are suffering from mental illness or in a stage of treatment where hope is not yet clear. It also provides valuable information to family, friends, and treatment professionals about what it's like to experience a mental health crisis, and the ways in which caring people can provide support for a successful outcome.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Outskirts Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46862470152343,"sku":"9781478719090","price":1009.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781478719090.webp?v=1769966339","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/distorted-mind-mental-illness-revealed-9781478719090","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}