Hornstein¿s work helps to bridge the gulf between the way medicine explains psychiatric conditions and the experiences of those who suffer and describes a new model for understanding one another and ourselves.
Using newly discovered family records and a rich archive of tape-recorded sessions with patients, Hornstein pens the first biography of the maverick therapist who inspired the bestselling "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden". of photos.
Hornstein bridges the gulf between medical explanations of psychiatric illness and the lived experiences of those given labels such as schizophrenia, bipolar illness, depression and paranoia. What emerges is a new model of understanding which asks not 'what's wrong with you' but 'what happened to you and how did you manage to survive?
