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May 23, 2023 · A book about the history and practice of psychotherapy and the role of imagination and memory in healing mental suffering. The author, a clinical psychologist and bipolar disorder expert, draws on her own experience and examples of remarkable healers and artists.
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- Hardcover
- Kay Redfield Jamison
About Fires in the Dark. The acclaimed author of An Unquiet Mind considers the age-old quest for relief from psychological pain and the role of the exceptional healer in the journey back to health. “To treat, even to cure, is not always to heal.”
- Kay Redfield Jamison
- Paperback
May 22, 2023 · After Writing About Mental Illness, Kay Redfield Jamison Turns to Healers. In “Fires in the Dark,” Jamison, known for her expertise on manic depression, delves into the quest to heal. Her...
- Casey Schwartz
May 23, 2023 · Fires in the Dark is an essential reading for those suffering from mental wounds, and a learning experience for those who intend to heal others. The wounded healers, like Paul Robeson, are more powerful.
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- Kay Redfield Jamison
May 23, 2023 · Jamison, author of An Unquiet Mind, Touched With Fire, and Night Falls Fast, opens with a graceful portrait of Sir William Osler (1849-1919), the medical pioneer recognized by American doctors a century later as “the most influential physician in history.”
- Kirkus Reviews
May 19, 2023 · “Fires in the Dark” is a wide-ranging cultural history of mental healing and healers by the author of “An Unquiet Mind.”
Jul 10, 2023 · A Johns Hopkins professor and author examines how people cope with psychological pain and find comfort in various sources, from history to art. She draws on personal and professional experience, as well as stories of healers such as Revere Osler and Paul Robeson.
