Change Your Mind…
A journey into the heartland of psychiatry.
This book debunks myths, challenges assumptions and offers fresh insight into what it means to be mentally ill.
And what it means to be human.
‘Erudite, well-researched and full of compassion, shedding an important light on the human cost of serious mental illness.’
Winner Of
THE BIG ANXIETY PRIZE 2019
A SUNDAY TIMES 'BOOK OF THE YEAR' 2019
LONGLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2020
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‘Erudite, well-researched and full of compassion, shedding an important light on the human cost of serious mental illness.’
‘At once conversational, confiding and challenging… helps us open our minds to new ways of thinking about mental health, about each other, and about our own selves’
‘A truly important book. Radically open-hearted and vitally open-minded. Read it, and share it, and talk about it.’
‘I have never read a more powerful book about mental health’
‘A hard-hitting and thoughtful account of contemporary mental-health practices'
'This is a beautifully written book that brims with compassion and wit'
'Genuinely deal-changing'
'Filer does a brilliant job of bringing order and humanity to a seemingly chaotic scene'
‘A gripping, exhilarating read… dazzlingly rendered’