O'Donoghue, John
Sectioned: A Life Interrupted
- ISBN 13:
- 9780719520549
- author:
- O'Donoghue, John
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- John Murray
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2009
- Pages:
- 304
- Dimensions:
- 19.2 x 12.8 x 2.4 cm
- Genre:
- Biographies & True Stories
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
At sixteen, John O'Donoghue was given ECT and admitted to Claybury asylum for manic depression. This experience marked the beginning of a decade-long journey through various institutions and living situations.
This honest and moving account is also one of survival against the odds and coming of age in a Britain undergoing significant change.
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