Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan

33 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

thirdtimesacharm's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Cancer

bugbatsy's review

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

I really liked this book, I saw the movie on Netflix so I went to seek this book out. Great read, and it's very interesting and informative on this disease and this woman's experience. Highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

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

guessgreenleaf's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Confinement, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

iamastraythought's review

emotional informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

Admittedly I did read this because she is suffering from the same disease that Will Graham has in Hannibal, and I wanted to read more about it. Her story is both horrific and inspiring.

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Dysphoria, Body shaming, Dementia, Self harm, Cancer, and Confinement

sperigo's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

4.5

Absolutely gripping story, with some fascinating medical insights. The only con is that the writer expresses some fatphobic bias towards the end of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Moderate: Fatphobia and Panic attacks/disorders

lex_y's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Body horror, and Medical content

Moderate: Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Ableism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Dementia, and Injury/Injury detail

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

dietriche's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma and Medical content

erinbarton's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, and Medical content