"My Dear Ones": The Love Story of a Great Physician for His Patients
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (844 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0136084303 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 331 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Abraham A. Intimate detail abounds because the authors have interviewed numerous relatives, friends and patients of Dr. What is especially remarkable is that many of these persons were formerly in such chronic states of mental disorder that they required institutional care or has shut themselves off from the outside world in there own households. The turbulent period when his methods was under attack from within the profession is vividly recreated here, as are his triumphs and moments of personal joy and fulfillment. Low, whose pioneer work with mental patients at the Psychiatric Institute of the University of Illinois resulted in the revolutionary methods that undergirds their present state of good mental and emotional health. It is als
Five Stars Fascinating story of Dr Lowe and his struggle to provide hope and help to his patients.. "Life and works of Dr Low-greatly narrated" according to Prashant P Kulkarni. In my earlier blog on Dr Abraham Low’s recovery technique, I had promised that I would be writing a blog on his biography My Dear Ones, the Marathi translation, of which, I was reading. Then, here it is.Despite the book being in Marathi, I have chosen to write this review in English, as the original book is in English. The translation is by Kamalini Phadke and is recently published by mental health awareness related organization which I support called SAA. This is biographical work introducing his life and work to readers. The original English is writte. "Five Stars" according to Stephen Starr. A fascinating biography of a man who began a very important shift in mental health and human potential.