Depression And How To Survive It

Oct 30, 2024 5:28 PM

Author:Anthony Clare,Spike Milligan

'Anyone worried about a depressed friend or relative should read this book'

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In 1982, leading psychiatrist and TV presenter Anthony Clare interviewed Spike Milligan for the radio series In The Psychiatrist's Chair. He was so overwhelmed by Milligan's account of his forty years of depressive experiences that he knew he had found the right person to help him illuminate and explore the mysterious and sometimes terrifying condition that is clinical depression.

Depression and How to Survive It charts the development of world-famous comedian Spike Milligan's clinical depression and the strategies he used in dealing with the often-misunderstood disorder.

Drawing inspiration and advice from Spike's experience, thisunique book from one of Britain's most successful psychiatrists, will take you to the depths of human unhappiness and show you the way towards leading a happy life.

Reviews

Interesting and entertaining

—— Times

Anyone worried about a depressed friend or relative should read this book

—— Daily Telegraph

Amazing, absolutely amazing

—— Daniella Westbrook , Sunday Magazine

Though Phillips's territory is complication, he reports back from his travels in the simplest of words. He is perhaps single-handedly continuing the tradition of the world's best essayists

—— Gaby Wood

Phillips radiates infectious charm

—— Sunday Times

Phillipsian' would evoke a vivid, paradoxical style that led you to think that you had picked up an idea by the head, only to find you were holding it by the tail.

—— Guardian

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—— The Observer

Hilarious

—— More!

Fascinating... Brutally honest

—— Star

As fascinating as it is alarming . . . Read it. Apply it

—— Men's Health

Truly fascinating

—— Time Out

Highly articulate … Her memories are real, not recovered

—— The Times

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