Outside the Asylum: A Memoir of War, Disaster and Humanitarian Psychiatry

by Lynne Jones

Book Overview

'A profound memoir' Daily Telegraph
'As revealing as the writing of Oliver Sacks' Mark Cousins

Outside the Asylum is Lynne Jones's personal and highly acclaimed exploration of humanitarian psychiatry and the changing world of international relief. Her memoir graphically describes her experiences in war zones and disasters around the world, from the Balkans and 'mission-accomplished' Iraq, to tsunami-affected...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474605761
• ISBN13: 9781474605762
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: George Weidenfeld & Nicholson
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.7"