| Up from the Ashes: One Doc's Struggle with Drugs and Mental Illness Contributor(s): Dorsen, Peter J. (Author), Abuzzahab, Faruk (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 153234337X ISBN-13: 9781532343377 Publisher: Pjdorsenproud OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2018 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychopathology - Bipolar Disorder - Biography & Autobiography |
| Physical Information: 0.33" H x 6" W x 9" (0.47 lbs) 152 pages |
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| Publisher Description: "Up from the Ashes: One Doc's Struggle with Drugs and Mental Illness" is a tangible saga of one doctor's struggle with such an illness. It is a story that is readily understandable. What makes this book special is that Dr. Dorsen is a physician whose illness was so severe he lost his license to practice. But in "Up from the Ashes" he reveals his ultimate process of understanding and exposition -- making it both alarming and freeing. Generally, in this society physicians are not readily given to such self-revelation. Dr. Dorsen, by doing so, offers his readers the chance to make such a journey via his persona. In the process, manic depression, its earlier appellation, becomes less anathema and more representational and freeing that any of us, even a professional, can suffer by mixing drugs and mental illness. In Dr. Dorsen's case as a physician, it is from such a privileged position in our society that he so openly reveals what can happen to any man or woman innately suffering from such a condition. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dorsen, Peter J.: - Dr. Peter J. Dorsen was educated at Dartmouth College and the New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry (Rutgers). He practiced general internal medicine for over a decade with Native Americans. He later specialized in sports medicine and was a Fellow in the Academy of Sports Medicine He has worked with the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team and at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. He has written over 150 human interest and juried articles. He is the author of "The Vikings Change the Play Against Alcohol and Other Dangerous Drugs", "Dr. D's Handbook for Men Over 40: A Guide to Health, Fitness, Living and Loving in the Prime of Life", and an earlier version of this book, "Crazy Doctor: Mixing Drugs and Mental Illness". Now retired, Dr. Dorsen is still an avid cross country ski racer and freelance writer. He has three grown children and resides in Minnesota. |