- Hardcover: 288 pages
- Publisher: Metro Books,London; First Edition edition (11 Sep 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1900512041
- ISBN-13: 978-1900512046
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 16 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 346,881 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Consultant psychiatrist Raj Persaud is not afraid to tackle controversial subjects. Staying Sane aims to bring mental health into focus and help you to develop strategies for combatting stress and maintaining your mental health - and your sanity.'
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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A useful and interesting read,
By RJH "Rachel" (Warwickshire, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Staying Sane: How to Make Your Mind Work for You (Paperback)
If you're used to the typical self-help guide layout - large chunk of book saying how wonderful book is followed by chapters where your hand is held through a rather dictatorial programme - you'll find Persaud's approach rather different.Give yourself at least a week to read the whole book - it's not a dip-in, dip-out guide. If you put in the effort, you'll find you're rewarded with a real insight into what contributes towards a healthy or unhealthy mind, and you'll have the tools to be able to help yourself through all kinds of predicaments. Persaud refers to a wide range of studies into mental health issues, but doesn't treat the lay-reader as an idiot or litter the book with jargon, keeping the text intelligent and accessible. Top tip: make a few notes and take page references when you read anything particularly pertinent as the layout of the book doesn't lend itself to you being able to track down that paragraph quickly again. Overall: fascinating, full of surprises, and if you persevere through the 600-odd pages, you'll probably feel much better-equipped to deal with life's inevitable ups and downs.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Should have been two separate books,
This review is from: Staying Sane: How to Make Your Mind Work for You (Paperback)
This book contains a lot of information that could/should be of use to two different types of reader - the academic and the general reader with concerns about their own or someone else's mental health. In its current form I would imagine it is missing out on the first group by presenting itself in such a 'popular' format - the cover, the quizzes etc. This is a shame because I feel it must surely be of use to those working, training or researching in the field of mental health. As for the rest of us, the mentally unstable, we just want to be able to find what we need when we need it. I read this through rather quickly, gobbled it up in fact, as I was emerging from a major 'episode'. I found so much that made sense and that gave power and control over my stability back to me. But I didn't make notes as it never occurred to me that I would need them. Big mistake. The next time I could feel myself sliding away, I turned to this book for reminders of how to help myself and ended up getting very frustrated. I didn't need all the references and support for each point, I wanted sub-headings, bulleted lists, chapter summaries and the like. An index, Raj. Couldn't there have been an index? Any plans for a more user-friendly edition?
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Staying Sane - The Game Plan that works,
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This review is from: Staying Sane: How to Make Your Mind Work for You (Paperback)
In Staying Sane, Raj Persaud uses no nonense, easy to understand language for lay people regarding practical advice and proven methods to help people who are negative, stressed, depressed and with or without mental health issues. This book is fantastic from cover to cover. As a self help book it will certainly enable people to develop certain techniques to help themselves. As a Psychiatrist and Psychologist he is certainly 'in the know' regarding nay issues to do with mental health. I recommend this book to anyone who finds life difficult at times and needs to gain control over negative thoughts and emotions, or people with mental health issues, and also a great chapter on how to help people with such problems. Craig
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