{"product_id":"mental-health-in-literature-literary-lunacy-and-lucidity-paperback","title":"Mental Health in Literature: Literary Lunacy and Lucidity - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGlen Rohrer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis engaging and provocative collection of classical and contemporary works contains poetry, plays, fiction, and autobiography. The works are excellent descriptions and examples of different forms of mental illness and serve as fascinating alternatives to case studies. The work consists of eight chapters and each chapter is a selected DSM-IV-TR category. For example, chapter 3 deals with substance-related disorders and the three works in chapter 3 all provide insight into how a substance abuse problem can affect an individual. Every selected work demonstrates a mental disorder. William Shakespeare's \u003cem\u003eHamlet \u003c\/em\u003eillustrates the many behaviors associated with schizophrenia, Sylvia Plath's \u003cem\u003eThe Bell Jar\u003c\/em\u003e illustrates the severe loss of interest associated with major depressive disorder, and Graham Greene's \u003cem\u003eThe End of the Party\u003c\/em\u003e illustrates one person's phobia, fear of the dark. \u003cem\u003eMental Health in Literature: Literary Lunacy and Lucidity \u003c\/em\u003eprovides a vivid and human portrait of the symptoms, \u003cbr\u003erealities, and dark recesses of mental illness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlen Rohrer (PhD, The Ohio State University) is professor and coordinator of the MSW program and director of the substance abuse certificate program at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. He brings many years of practice and administrative experience to his teaching of mental health.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753888612640,"sku":"9780190615826","price":122.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7b8ab1b9a11e4db800aad4f2089ac9de.webp?v=1780028940","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mental-health-in-literature-literary-lunacy-and-lucidity-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}