http://bethlemheritage.wordpress.com/2011/03/21/madness-and-literature-i-never-promised-you-a-rose-garden/ Bethlem Royal Hospital Archives and Museum Mon, 13 May 2013 09:30:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://bethlemheritage.wordpress.com/2011/03/21/madness-and-literature-i-never-promised-you-a-rose-garden/#comment-143 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:48:28 +0000 http://bethlemheritage.wordpress.com/?p=675#comment-143 Thanks for the suggestions, Jillian. I’ve tried to get hold of ‘Girl Interrupted’ before, and there seems to be a severe lack of library copies in London, so I’ve sadly only seen the film. Discussion should always be open to anyone with any connection to mental health concerns, which, to be honest, I would think means everyone! I hope the blog continues to provide a forum for this.

]]> http://bethlemheritage.wordpress.com/2011/03/21/madness-and-literature-i-never-promised-you-a-rose-garden/#comment-142 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:39:02 +0000 http://bethlemheritage.wordpress.com/?p=675#comment-142 A Beautiful Mind and Girl Interrupted are the books that immediately come to mind for me. I read, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden many years ago. I love this post and the Bethlem Blog. I’ve worked in the mental health field for years and am now focusing my efforts on storytelling and including a strong mental health thread in my first book, Secrets of the Heart, The Ravensmoore Chronicles, Book One, that is being released May 3rd, 2011.
Although I think there has been accomplishments in the field of mental health we’ve a long way to go both in the US and Britain and the world before we see the advancements in mental health as we have with other diseases like cancer and diabetes.
What I love about this blog is that it’s a great place for these kind of discussions to take place.

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