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A Can of Madness
A Can of Madness is an extraordinarily honest and vivid autobiography on living with manic depression. more
The Naked Bird Watcher
An ingenious account of a book that explains how psychiatry is based on supposition by an American Professor who is a psychiatrist. This book will be a pioneering educational tool for the British Mental Health Movement. More
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A Can of Madness (in English and French) Manic Depression.
Abi’s Story Suicide
A Collection of my Thoughts

Bi-Polar Dreams Manic Depression

Behind a Glass Wall Suicide
Burning Candle Poems about Manic Depression
Cake Theory (The) Manic Depression Disputed
107 Calhoun American Author
Child of The Thirties Mother in Psychiatric Unit for 60 years
Conspiracy Theorist's Alphabet (The)
Cycle Path (The) (in English and French) Conversion Syndrome Disorder
Curing Madness Curing Manic Depression
Delusions of Grandeur Mad Adventure
Depression Ate My Soul Poems About Manic Depression
Diamonds from Coal- Childhood Sexual Abuse
Disabled Ghetto - Mental Health and Disability Services
Dispossessed (The) - Mental Health Services
Don't Cut My Life Line Self Harm
Don't Look Back In Anger Schizophrenia
Empireal Futuristic Drama

Eyes Wide Open Anti Psychiatry

For Endings To End, Beginnings Have To Begin Borderline Personality

For Those Without Rhyme or Reason Depression

From Goldfish Bowl To Ocean Anthology of Service User's Stories
Full Circle Dystonia
Hooter Magic Post Natal Depression

Hypermania Revealed Hypermania

It's Happening to Me ? Schizophrenia
Lahlekile - History of Black South African Nursing

Learning to Cycle Mental Illness and OCD

Let's Hang On To Mental Health Guide To Mental Health

Little Girl Lost Borderline Personality Disorder

Little Steps - Anorexia
Living With Mania Manic Depression
Living Without Marbles Manic Depression and the A-Z of Mental Health
Love Is A Spider's Web Passion
Madness at Midnight - Schizophrenia
Madpride Anthology Anthology
Mind Boggled Post Traumatic Stress and Misdiagnosis
Missing Factor - Haemophilia From A Carer's Perspective
Move Over Manic Depression Here I Am Manic Depression
My Self, The Enemy Mental Illness
Necessity of Madness (The) Academic
Ox-Bow (The) Psychiatric Abuse in Broadmoor

Pain is my Pleasure Mental Illness

Poems Of Survival Manic Depression and Christianity
Power Expedition COMING SOON!!

Ranting out the Devil Service User Empowerment

Self Harm Anthology
Silence Chapters Manic Depression
Skinheads Rastas + Hippies Mental Health, Prison and Empowerment
Sleeping Gods Human experiences
Stages of Schizophrenia (The) Schizophrenia
Strands of my Lovers Hair Schizo Defective
Streatham Ice Sexual Assault & suicide attempt
Sweet And Bitter Fool - Manic Depression And The Clergy

There Will Always be a Sunrise Clinical Depression

The Longest Journey Clincial Depression

The Musical paintbox Conversion Syndrome Disorder

Through the Eyes of a Dyslexic Dyslexia

Through These Walls Abuse And Mental Health Services

The Tyrannical Child Mental Illness

Why Me? Manic Depression
Worry Go Round (The) Depression
World Is Full of Laughter (The) Manic Depression and Schizophrenia
Yo Yo - Manic Depression and ECT Treatment

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A Can of Madness:

Author: Jason Pegler

Chipmunka E Book Bestseller

This is one of the most honest autobiography's ever written on manic depression. It takes you as close to the manic mind as you can possibly get.
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ISBN 1 904697 534

Jason Pegler is a writer, public speaker and consultant on mental health. He works with the media, the government and mental health organisations to empower survivors and reduce stigma and discrimination. He plans to take his mental health story to Hollywood and break down the mental health taboo once and for all.
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E-Book French
September 2005

A Can of Madness:

Author: Jason Pegler

This is one of the most honest autobiography's ever written on manic depression takes you as close to the manic mind as you can possibly get.
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ISBN 1 904697 54 2

Jason Pegler is a writer, public speaker and consultant on mental health. He works with the media, the government and mental health organisations to empower survivors and reduce stigma and discrimination. He plans to take his mental health story to Hollywood and break down the mental health taboo once and for all.
Price: £10
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Abi’s Story

Author: Dr Jember Teterra

This book is unique and original. It gives you an interesting insight into the psychological trauma suffered by victims of war, in this case, the victims of the Marxist Military Revolution in Ethiopia.
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Dr Jember Teterra was Abi's mother. This book was written by her and her family in Abi's memory. Dr Jember Teterra set up a trust to fund research into the psychological problems of the victims of war. Her aim was to help people in a similar position to her son. She also wants to provide more insight into this area and inform psychiatrists of this type of "mental illness".

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A Collection of my Thoughts’

Author: Anna Ballard

This insightful book takes you on a journey through the feelings of mental health sufferers and the road to recovery. She provides an emotive understanding of depression and seeks to eliminate the stigma related to it.
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ISBN: 1-904697-86-0

Anna Ballard has complied a wide range of creative poems to give you insight into her depression. She suffered severely for at least ten years and some improvement in her condition, set off a creative spark in her.
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Bi-Polar Dreams

Author: Frederic Benson

This book comprises of creative poems and coherent prose, which give you an honest insight into manic depression. This book is a very honest, real and a therefore, sometimes disturbing account of Bi-polar disorder. It gives you an emotive insight into his life.
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ISBN:1-904697-98-4

Frederic Benson has written this book as a form of empowerment. His manic depression is expressed in a frank way to give you a clearer understanding of mental illness. It is a combination of fiction and non-fiction.

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Behind a glass wall

Author: Dorothy Schwarz

This book is the gripping and emotional portrayal of one young woman's ultimately unsuccessful battle against chronic depression.
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ISBN: 1 904697 64 X

Dorothy wants to tell her daughter's story both as a tribute to this beautiful and talented young woman, who succumbed to a terrible illness and also to chart the passage of grief for a family after suicide. Dorothy wants to help remove or lessen the stigma attached to mental illness.
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Burning Candle

Author: Terry Beresford

Terry's Poems describe the experiences of a manic depression. His poems are heartfelt, assured and full of pathos.

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ISBN 1904697763

Terry Beresford is a former fireman whose life was turned upside down by manic depression. This is Terry's second published book.
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Cake Theory (The)

Author: Alessandro Prian

This is the author's interpretation about how life is a mixture of experiences which he refers to as a cake.
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ISBN 1904697720

Having a history of mental illness and being diagnosed with manic depression (which I dispute) I feel it only right that I contribute with my own ideas and I've decided to call it "The Cake Theory". This is because schizophrenia and other mental disorders have more than one contributing factor and there are a variety of ingredients needed to develop it just as there are a number of ingredients that make up a cake.
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107 Calhoun

Author: Max Baumeister

A story about depression, how many people feel that in mental illness the cause of their misery is they own fault, to harm yourself brings comfort.


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ISBN 1-904697-97-6

Max is an American author with an amazing personal story to tell.
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Down the Garden path

Author: Sheila Brook

Memories of my early pre-war schooldays precede my mother's last admission to a Psychiatric Hospital in l939, where she remained until her death in 1992.
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ISBN 1904697410

Sheila was born in 1931 and is a Christian who enjoys Folk Dancing, Keep Fit, cooking and reading - and doing jigsaw puzzles! She is also a keen gardner and writes passionately about her mother's and her own more traumatic days.
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Conspiracy Theorist's Alphabet (The)

Author: Sarah Barter

This is a story about love, psychology and mental illness. A work of fiction or is it ?
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ISBN 1904697429

Sarah was born in 1973 and is an erudite teacher and counsellor. She has travelled across Europe many times.
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Cycle Path (The)

Author: Fiona Whelpton

Have you ever heard of Conversion Syndrome Disorder ? Read this remarkable tale about how anxiety can lead to physical paralysis from the neck down and how an amazing women faces up to it and leads the road of recovery.
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ISBN 1 9046975 50

Fiona Whelpton manages to describe a horrendous condition and always come out fighting with a positive mind set. Fiona is an example to everyone who has gone through hardship and plans to overcome it. Fiona lives in Nottingham and is a Chipmunkapublishing consultant.
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Curing Madness

Author: Jason Pegler

Curing Madness comprises the selected works of Jason Pegler and the thought processes he went to cure himself of manic depression.
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ISBN: 1904697860

Jason is the Chief Executive of Chipmunkapublishing and the Chipmunka Foundation. He is 30 years of age and lives in London. Earlier this year he won Young Social Entrepreneur of the year 2005. He was born in Gloucester and his passion is films, sport and the Chipmunka Group.

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French June 05

The Cycle Path

Author: Fiona Whelpton

Have you ever heard of Conversion Syndrome Disorder ? Read this remarkable tale about how anxiety can lead to physical paralysis from the neck down and how an amazing women faces up to it and leads the road of recovery. Book extract

ISBN: 19046975 69

Fiona Whelpton manages to describe a horrendous condition and always come out fighting with a positive mind set. Fiona is an example to everyone who has gone through hardship and plans to overcome it. Fiona lives in Nottingham and is a Chipmunkapublishing consultant.
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Delusions of Grandeur

Author: Talmadge Rogalla

Taldmadge's brave and extraordinarily honest account of life with schizophrenia was written to reveal the inner workings of Schizophrenia.
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ISBN: 1 904697 40 2

Talmadge Rogalla was born in September 1968 in Edmonton, London. Talmagde was a successful businessman running his own business prior to his descent into illness. His interests vary from science, technology, computers, holistic health, walking, swimming to writing poetry.
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Depression Ate My Soul

Author: Sue Holt

This is Sue Holt's second collection of poetry. Sue is a poet who suffers from mental distress. Her first book "Poems of Survival" was Sue's opportunity to open up the Pandora's box that contained memories of her past and her day to day struggle with manic depression, in doing this she was able to emerge to begin the slow process to accept her own worth.
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ISBN: 1904697739

"Depression ate my Soul" is in appreciation of all those I found on my beach and the times we shared, before they moved on to other beaches, whilst admiring those that choose to remain.
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Diamonds from Coal

Author: Claire White

Written as a novel but based on one womans struggle with her past and the effetcs on her life and children is a direct and shocking insight to childhood sexual abuse.
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Claire offers positive hope & freedom to all survivors and family members. through hard work and sheer determination of (annie), she manages to live within the realms of normailty against constant odds. An enlighting novel!

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Disabled Ghetto

 

Author: Gordon Shippey

Abuse and Disempowerment in the Name of Best Value. Gordon Shippey is prepared to stick his neck out to further the human and civil rights of disabled people. What a valuable member of society. Book extract

ISBN 1-904697-17-8

Gordon Shippey lives in Middlesbrough and is a pioneer of the disability movement. He is an avid campaigner and political activist.
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Dispossessed (The)

Author: Rosamund McCullain

The book tells the narrator’s story as she journeys through experiences of mental distress and the mental health system. The book ends on a note of hope and survivor solidarity.
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A whole range of issues are covered, from conditions in inpatient facilities, drug treatment, stigma and discrimination, the impact of suicide, self-harm, the quality of community mental healthcare, etc., to the eventual partial recovery of the narrator and how she has managed to achieve this.
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Don't Cut My Life Line

Author: Jo Timms

This book explains the complex nature of self-injury from a survivor's perspective. This is written from the heart not from a medical background. Professional views on the benefits of group work and art therapy are included.
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ISBN 190469778 X

Having survived for twenty years by using self-injury I want to share my hope for a brighter future. Today, thanks to a lot of support I have chosen to live. My aim is to share the things that have helped me break free from self-injury.
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Don't Look Back In Anger

Author: Phil Pettican

Beware of the twist in this story. A chilling and excellently written story about the realities that living with Schizophrenia brings.
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ISBN 19046975 77

Philip Pettican lives in Norwich and is active in the UK survivor movement. He worked as a builder and served in the navy before writing his book.
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Empireal

Author: Ian Gowing
Set in 8433AD. Is this a tale of the madness to come ? George Lucas eat your heart out. A stunning debut from Ian Gowing


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ISBN 1904697240

In a distant galaxy an impending disaster is looming. Troius, the graveyard planet of Dagmus 2, is doomed to destruction.
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Eyes Wide Open

Author: John Breeding

This book addresses the vulnerability of human life. It looks at how early life experiences can affect people psychologically. It is extremely informative.
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ISBN:1-904697-95-X

John Breeding is one of the leaders of the anti psychiatry movememnt globally. This is the second book of John Breeding's that Chipmunkapublishing has published.
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For Endings To End, Beginnings Have To Begin.

Author: Teresa Moore

An Amazingly honest autobiography on Borderline Personality Disorder and Psychiatric oppression. Teresa opens her heart on the page to combat stigma and discrimination.
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ISBN 1-904697-34-8

This novel is based on my personal experience of living with borderline personality disorder and overcoming it even though I was considered untreatable. It is written around my life and how I was led to do what I did. I don't condone my behaviour but tell of why I acted the way I did. It shows how the mental health system failed me and then supported me in changing the way I perceived life. It is a journey into the unknown.
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For Those Without Rhyme or Reason

Author: Nicola Thomas

Nicola Thomas extradinary book deals with her feelings & experiences of Depression. whioch have included 12 seperate Hospital admissions & years of Psychotherapy through to her eventual recovery.Nicole found that writing her book proved a cathartic process and helped her to overcome depression and stop self-harming.this is a wonderful strong book from a very strong & determined woman.
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ISBN:1-904697-80-1

Nicole Thomas was born in 1968.Nicola feels her Nicola feels that her recovery has been aided by her writing. Whenever she is depresses she writes about her feelings, she feels this is a cathartic process. It is no coincidence that when shes writing Nicola stops self-harming. Nicola is currently studying at college and works voluntarily.

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From Goldfish Bowl To Ocean

Editor: Zoe McIntosh

Zoe Mackintosh interviews sixteen service users in this anthology about recovery.
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ISBN 1 904697194

Zoe received backing from Rethink to interview other service users about how the felt about the prospects of recovery.
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Full Circle

Author: Pauline Pearce

Full Circle is a remarkable tale about a woman with Dystonia.

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ISBN: 1 904697 45 3

Pauline Pearce is a leading campaigner in raising awareness of people who live with Dystonia. Full Circle is a ver open and heart rendering account.
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Hooter Magic

Author: Dr. Caroline Bett

A moving autobiography on post natal depression.

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ISBN: 190469716 X

Dr Caroline Bett is a GP,

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Hypermania Revealed

Author: Hoy Sis Tui

This book has a positive insight into hypermania. It gives factual and medical information about the condition and personal accounts of a hyper-maniac. It enables people to understand this condition. It looks at the beneficial characteristics of a hypermaniac and how these can actually improve some aspects of your life. It is extremely informative and original.
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ISBN:1-904697-81-X

Hoy Sis Tui is the pen name for what of the leading figures of the mental health movement globally. This book will open eyes, change lives and empower people with mental health issues worldwide.
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It's Happening To Me ?

Author: Rosealine Allen

I think that what is happening to me is part of a wider story against the black community. Schizophrenic or conspiracy? You decide although I urge you to believe me. But I hope you are open minded, and unlike psychiatrists you do not try to hush me, or think me crazy. book extract

ISBN: 1-904697-08-9

I am a black woman born to African Caribbean parents in the 60’s. I live in council estates first in Hackney, then Tower Hamlets, then Hackney again in my youth. Whether my youth was typical of a Black British girl back then, I cannot say, but I do believe the problems that existed between my parents were common for West Indians at that time.
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Lahlekile

Author: Doreen Foster

Lahlekile is largely an oral history which reflects the South African nursing struggle across a hundred years as experienced by black respondents of all ethnicities.
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ISBN: 1-904697-52-6

I wish to express my deep appreciation to the many nurses who were generous enough to share their experiences with me. In doing so, they have validated the political struggle of South African nurses.
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