Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan

5 reviews

elvahn's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

This book highlights the importance of empathy in the medical profession and calls attention to the grave harm of misdiagnoses that can result from lack of information or simply not taking the time to dive deeper into a parent's case.

By the end, there is also some hope in that though sharing her story, others get access to real help, and medical science is furthered. Even the doctor who had decided she was simply "partying" too hard rather than take her symptoms more seriously (my rage boiled over reading about this man) eventually refers to her experience to direct patients to help.

Part memoir, part call to action, part humane medical text(??), the author weaves us through her month of madness, using interviews, journals, and hospital footage to help complete the story. Engaging, well-done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Terminal illness

Moderate: Dementia, Excrement, Cancer, Death, Mental illness, and Vomit

leaettaaa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Vomit

heoleen's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-paced

4.0

Intens en bedroevend, maar ook zeer inspirerend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Medical trauma

Moderate: Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Alcohol, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Vomit, Dysphoria, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, and Injury/Injury detail

tayahmarie's review

emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

indyemmajones's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Death

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug use, Excrement, and Vomit