Weekends at Bellevue
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A very interesting memoir. Dr. Holland describes her nine years as the psychiatrist in charge of Bellevue's Psychiatric ER on weekend nights--the funny, the crazy, the lying, the scary, the touching patients. How her armor slowly started to wear thin. I can't imagine wanting to deal with the mentally ill as they come in in ambulances, police vehicles and under their own power. And being under time and space pressure to figure what is wrong and what should be done with them.
Julie explains why I have difficulty dealing with the homeless mentally ill on our streets. "... in our culture, the mentally ill are demonized and shunned. They are ostracized and marginalized as a by-product of our primal fear of going crazy ourselves."
Advance Reading Copy
Julie explains why I have difficulty dealing with the homeless mentally ill on our streets. "... in our culture, the mentally ill are demonized and shunned. They are ostracized and marginalized as a by-product of our primal fear of going crazy ourselves."
Advance Reading Copy
This will be going out as a ray. The list so far is:
Vekiki UK
Mizuchy Romania
spaceystacey US
nancynova US
RaggedWood US
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updated 27 Sept 09
Vekiki UK
Mizuchy Romania
spaceystacey US
nancynova US
RaggedWood US
check for updates
updated 27 Sept 09
Journal Entry 3 by itpdx at Bookring/Bookray, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- Canada on Monday, August 31, 2009
Released 14 yrs ago (8/31/2009 UTC) at Bookring/Bookray, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- Canada
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This is on its way to Vekiki for the beginning of a bookray.
This is on its way to Vekiki for the beginning of a bookray.
Journal Entry 4 by Vekiki from -- Somewhere in London 🤷♀️ , Greater London United Kingdom on Friday, September 18, 2009
Argh! Why do bookrings all arrive at the same time?? One more to go before I get to this, but shouldnt be too long
Thankyou!
Thankyou!
Journal Entry 5 by Vekiki at -- Controlled Release, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom on Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Released 14 yrs ago (10/7/2009 UTC) at -- Controlled Release, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom
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This was an interesting read - though I thought the writing wasnt particually great, Julie has certainly had an interesting career & was very honest about it
Posted onto the next in line...
This was an interesting read - though I thought the writing wasnt particually great, Julie has certainly had an interesting career & was very honest about it
Posted onto the next in line...
Journal Entry 6 by Mizuchy from Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania and Partium Romania on Monday, November 2, 2009
I read the book over the weekend. Not what I expected it to be, from the title, but a very engulfing read nevertheless. Now on to the next bookcrosser.
Received in the post. Will be reading over the Christmas Holidays. Have already pmed the next reader on the list for her address.
12/22/2009 reading this evening. What an enthralling memoir!
12/22/2009 reading this evening. What an enthralling memoir!
Got this today. A few rays ahead of it. Looks interesting!
Started on the commute in this morning. Has me hooked already!
Finished. I liked it - but the hospitals described were close to my home - and the mentally ill - spot on with what I encounter on the streets to work each day.
PM'g the next person in the ray (again) to see if she wants it.
PM'g the next person in the ray (again) to see if she wants it.
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And it's off to California on it's journey. Enjoy!
And it's off to California on it's journey. Enjoy!
Looking forward to reading it.
Entertaining. Just like watching a bunch of episodes of ER.
CAUGHT IN ROCHESTER MN USA
CAUGHT IN ROCHESTER MN USA
