Depression and How to Survive it - Hardcover

Milligan, Spike; Clare, Anthony W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 009177019X ISBN 13: 9780091770198

Publisher: Ebury Press, 1993

Synopsis

Spike Milligan reveals the dark side of his life in this book which is co-written with his psychiatrist Anthony Clare. He recalls the triumphs of his childhood, his highly-strung mother, his largely absent father, the cruelties of a colonial upbringing and of sadism towards animals, the break-up of his first marriage, the mortar bomb which blew him up in Italy and the overwork which gave him a mental breakdown during the Goon Show. This book charts the development of this depression and his strategies for dealing with this illness whether they were improvised, as in when he would get drunk with Peter Sellers, and clinically with his discussions with Clare. Spike Milligan's previous books include "Silly Verse for Kids" and "Where have all the Bullets Gone?". Anthony Clare is the author of "Psychiatry and General Practice" and presents the BBC Radio series, "In the Psychiatrist's Chair".

About this title

Review:

"Interesting and entertaining" (Times)

"Anyone worried about a depressed friend or relative should read this book" (Daily Telegraph)

Book Description:

A self-help book with a difference, this is a revelatory book about the deepest of human emotions and human psychology, experienced by world-famous comedian and star of The Goon Show, Spike Milligan, and revealed by leading psychiatrist and celebrity interviewer Anthony Clare.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ebury Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 009177019X
• ISBN 13: 9780091770198
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 244