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Author: Gayathri Ramprasad
Publisher: Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services
Imprint: Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.456kg
ISBN: 9781616494759
ISBN 10: 1616494751
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 11 February 2014
Audience:
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
A well-written, novel-like story offering hope for recovery for families in the throes of mental illness. - Kirkus Reviews Gayathri Ramprasad writes eloquently about depression, and about building a meaningful life in the face of mental illness.-Andrew Solomom, National Book Award-winning author of The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression Everyone who struggles with a mental illness, or who knows anyone with depression, anxiety, or any other mental illness, must read this engrossing true story of courage in the face of heartbreaking adversity. --Dilip V. Jeste, M.D., President, American Psychiatric Association Gayathri's story of self-transformation is a marvel and inspiration for all of us--those who suffer, those who serve--that even at the darkest moments, hope, recovery and peace are possible. --Christopher Gordon, MD, medical director, Advocates Inc., Associate clinical professor of psychiatry, Harvard Medical School She has broken the silence for Indians across the globe and makes it possible for all of us, and especially our children, to embrace their most powerful experiences as opportunities for extraordinary transformation. --Chacku Mathai, STAR Center director, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Shadows in the Sun, is an excellent source for any clinician, patient, or family member to understand the disease of depression and the cost that keeping the disease hidden is having on all family cultures. --R. Murali Krishna, MD, president, INTEGRIS James L. Hall, Jr. Center for Mind, Body & Spirit Her unflinching honesty is a powerful weapon against the experience of depression which so often eludes language and is shrouded in silence. --Clare Miller, director, Partnership for Workplace Mental Health, American Psychiatric Foundation A tremendous contribution to our understanding and appreciation of the evolution of depression, in the context of culture and the imp
Author Information
Gayathri Ramprasad is the founder and President of ASHA International, a non-profit organization promoting personal, organizational and community wellness. She has received undergraduate degrees from Bangalore University, India, and George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon, from where she also received an MBA.A Certified Peer Specialist (CPS), she is also a member of the Global Speakers Federation, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (past Board member, NAMI Oregon), and the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance.Gayathri is the winner of the prestigious Eli Lilly Welcome Back Award for Lifetime Achievement and the Voice Award for Consumer Leadership sponsored by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).Gayathri lives in Portland, Oregon.
