How Long to Read Dancing with Medusa: a Life in Psychiatry

How Long Does it Take to Read Dancing with Medusa: a Life in Psychiatry?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 30 minutes to read Dancing with Medusa: a Life in Psychiatry by H Michael Zal

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This is a story about Bella, a beautiful tale of caring, trust and emotional healing. It begins when Dr. Zal, a first-year resident in Psychiatry, meets a 20-year-old in the throws of a severe psychotic episode. It chronicles thirty-seven years of psychiatric treatment. Focusing on family relationships, he tells how both Bella and he resolved issues with a significant parent. Although his life was quite different, he was able to draw parallels that allowed him to empathize with some of her life events. Bella was a role model of strength, endurance and caring for her children and husband. She survived childhood abuse, molestation and a dysfunctional family background. In the end, mental illness did not ravish her life. Rather it was a physical disease. The book also shows how Dr. Zal changed from an inexperienced, anxious, psychiatric resident and become a wiser, more empathetic therapist. It illustrates how he learned to balance personal angst, the biologic basis of psychiatric illness and the uniqueness of the individual patient into a therapeutic tool. This balancing act, illustrated through Bellas story, is the dance with medusa that has occupied the core of his life in psychiatry. Dr. Zal is able to weave a 40-year history of psychiatry through this story, including sweeping changes in treatment, mental health laws and the role of the psychiatrist. Using Haverford State Hospital, he tells the story of the transition to community mental health. Bellas story is about hope, overcoming the stigma of mental illness and the role that determination can play in life success. Her accomplishments reinforce Dr. Zals firm belief that although psychiatric medications can facilitate improvement in mental disorders, it is people working with people, on a sustained long-term basis, that is equally or even more important, in maintaining recovery and producing emotional growth.

How long is Dancing with Medusa: a Life in Psychiatry?

Dancing with Medusa: a Life in Psychiatry by H Michael Zal is 210 pages long, and a total of 52,500 words.

This makes it 71% the length of the average book. It also has 64% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Dancing with Medusa: a Life in Psychiatry Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 46 minutes to read Dancing with Medusa: a Life in Psychiatry aloud.

What Reading Level is Dancing with Medusa: a Life in Psychiatry?

Dancing with Medusa: a Life in Psychiatry is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

Where Can I Buy Dancing with Medusa: a Life in Psychiatry?

Dancing with Medusa: a Life in Psychiatry by H Michael Zal is sold by several retailers and bookshops. However, Read Time works with Amazon to provide an easier way to purchase books.

To buy Dancing with Medusa: a Life in Psychiatry by H Michael Zal on Amazon click the button below.