While an important topic, personally I prefer the observational/narrative style of patient-based stories as with In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts.
slow-paced

Four stars for the ideas, but definitely three stars for the execution.
informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
emotional informative reflective medium-paced

This book is really hard for me to rate. There are parts of it that I loved, and other parts that I am extremely skeptical about. This is a book that you can’t judge by the first half and that you need to finish to get a full understanding of the main thesis. 
Good takes on capitalism 

Gabor bent my mind about the over-reductionistic DSM V and how often these diagnostic labels disguise more than they reveal as there are as many expressions and etiologies for any given disorder, including adaptation to a crazy situation.

I found this book hard to read, but very illuminating at the same time. I basically used the index to look up given labels such as ADD/ADHD and read this book in parts. He has a very believable view of mental health and I'd like to explore this more as it's really mind-bending.
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slow-paced
slow-paced

zzzkelly's review

4.0
informative
hopeful informative inspiring slow-paced

Very informative on the effects of trauma. However, I wish there were less stories of people, and more scientific information.