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PSYCHIATRY AND ART
Author readings
Mental disorders are also an important topic in literature. The congress offers the
opportunity to personally get in touch with a series of authors. As patients or family
members, they set down their own personal story to share valuable insights.
Reading Sessions and author table on Tuesday and Wednesday:
The author table in Hall 2.2 will be staffed from 10:00– 17:00.
The
readings
either in German or English language will take place parallel from
12:00– 13:00
in Room R2 and RoomR3 (Tuesday, 10 October 2017), Room R4 and RoomR5 (Wednesday, 11 October 2017).
Tue, 10 Oct 2017
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12:00– 13:00
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Room R2
Hans-Otto Thomashoff, Austria
Beschreibt in
Das gelungene Ich – Die vier Säulen
der Hirnforschung für ein erfülltes Leben
, wie stark
wir von Emotionen bestimmt werden – und wie wir sie
nutzen können.
Christof Held, Switzerland
Das Buch
Bewohner
erzählt an Hand von sieben
spannenden Geschichten über Veränderungen von de-
menzbetroffenen Menschen, lange bevor sich erste
Krankheitssymptome zeigen und berichtet auch litera-
risch über das Leiden und die Not der Bewohner, ihrer
Angehörigen und der Pflegenden bei fortgeschrittener
Krankheit.
Stefan Lange, Switzerland
In einer tagebuchartigen Rückblende erzählt Stefan
Lange in
SUICIDE
die Geschichte einer passionierten
Liebe, eines Lebens zwischen Manie und Depression.
Die Sprache besticht durch Klarheit; schonungslos offen,
zynisch-brutal und sehnsüchtig-hoffnungsvoll.
Tue, 10 Oct 2017
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12:00– 13:00
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Room R3
Jim and Mary Maddock, Ireland
A touching and finally encouraging story
Coming off
psychiatric drugs – chapter "A Couple's Slow Awak-
ening"
: for the first time a family member, in this case
the husband, reflects critically his point of view, after his
wife was treated with neuroleptics and antidepressants.
Peter Maeck, USA
Writer and photographer Peter Maeck approached an
extremely difficult time of life – caring for an aging fa-
ther diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
Remembrance
of Things Present
is an important book for our time
as dementia nears epidemic proportions; it is wisdom
gleaned from facing one of life's most horrific afflictions
with word, image, and love.