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You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here

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內容簡介 這是一本一上市便登上《星期日泰晤士報》暢銷榜的書，誠摯、幽默又令人心碎，讓我們從「精神醫療界的亞當．凱」（《泰晤士報》）視角窺見精神科世界的真實面貌。《精神科醫師的自白：在混亂與溫柔之間》作者：班吉．華特豪斯（Dr Benji Waterhouse） 「這根本是我夢寐以求的書……太引人入勝了！」——芬．布雷迪（Fern Brady） 「坦率、幽默又充滿希望」——喬．布蘭德（Jo Brand） 「非常有趣，同時也充滿同理心，真的非常棒」——亨利．馬許（Henry Marsh） 書中大多數的精神科個案，是班吉的病人；有些，是他的家人；其中一位，則是他自己。身為英國國民健保體系（NHS）的一名精神科醫師，班吉．華特豪斯帶領讀者走進那扇被外界視為神秘甚至帶點污名的病房之門，呈現這門最具爭議、也最需要同理心的醫學專科的真實日常。為什麼有人會在「頭腦清楚」的情況下選擇當精神科醫師？人生的混亂與痛苦，真的能在醫學教科書中找到解答嗎？當精神科人力短缺、病床不足、有效療法仍有限時，病人要如何獲得他們所需要的照護？這是一本從診療桌兩側都誠實書寫的醫療回憶錄，適合喜歡《這會痛：我的醫療人生》、《不自然的死因》與《監獄醫生》的讀者。🌟 讀者五星好評 「精彩絕倫……誠實又犀利」 「溫暖、幽默又充滿同理心」 「這本書，每個人都應該讀一讀」 「娛樂性與重要性兼具！」 「細膩動人，開拓視野」 「勇敢坦白……我根本停不下來！」 想了解這個世界怎麼與瘋狂共處，也想知道當醫師自己也陷入痛苦時，他如何療癒自己？這本書或許能帶你走進精神醫學的靈魂深處。**THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**A humane, hilarious and heart-breaking window into the world of psychiatry from ‘the Adam Kay of mental healthcare’ (THE TIMES)‘This is honestly my dream book… Fascinating’ FERN BRADY‘Fearlessly honest, funny and uplifting’ JO BRAND‘Very funny and deeply sympathetic. Really excellent’ HENRY MARSHMost of the psychiatric cases in this book are Benji’s patients. Some of them are his family. One of them is him.Unlocking the doors to the psych ward, NHS psychiatrist Dr Benji Waterhouse provides a fly-on-the-padded-wall account of medicine’s most mysterious and controversial speciality.Why would anyone in their right mind choose to be a psychiatrist? Are the solutions to people’s messy lives really within medical school textbooks? And how can vulnerable patients receive the care they need when psychiatry lacks staff, hospital beds and any actual cures?This is an eye-opening medical memoir – from both sides of the doctor’s desk. The perfect read for fans of This Is Going to Hurt, Unnatural Causes and The Prison Doctor.5-STAR READER REVIEWS‘Fantastic…searing and honest’‘Warmth, humour and compassion’‘This book needs to be read by everybody’‘Both entertaining and essential!’Sensitively written…moving and eye-opening’‘Courageous…I could not put this book down’

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各界推薦 專業與名人好評推薦「黑色幽默又令人感動……讓你一窺病患與醫療人員混亂生活的真實面貌。」—— 賈桂琳．威爾森（Jacqueline Wilson），選入 Waterstones 2024年度書單「令人捧腹又震撼、迫切的重要之作……這本書充滿同理心，描繪出在幾乎難以置信的失序體制下，醫護人員依然堅守崗位的專業精神。」—— 《泰晤士報》，本週選書「文字新鮮有力，獨樹一格……最動人之處，是作者從病人身上汲取的靈感。班吉．華特豪斯展現出優秀醫師最珍貴的特質：對人性中脆弱、粗糙、破碎與光芒並存的一面，懷抱真誠而長久的溫柔……這既是一本搞笑的書，也是一本嚴肅的社會行動之書，幽默、人性、開眼界——值得廣泛傳閱。」—— 瑞秋．克拉克（Rachel Clarke），《衛報》「現代精神醫學的代表人物。」—— 葛溫．艾茲海德醫師（Dr Gwen Adshead），《你所熟悉的惡魔》作者「幽默又充滿人情味……華特豪斯在不讓病人成為笑柄的前提下找到笑點……本書是溫暖的提醒：即使體制混亂，NHS中仍有許多人努力與病人建立連結、給予照顧。」—— 《星期日電訊報》「幽默、人性且富有洞察力。」—— i news「一本黑色喜劇風格的個人筆記，穿梭在精神醫學世界與其左右兩邊的人物之中。坦誠、搞笑、令人心碎又鼓舞人心。」—— 喬．布蘭德（Jo Brand），喜劇演員兼前精神科護理師「非常好笑，也非常有同理心。真的很棒。」—— 亨利．馬許（Henry Marsh），《別再叫我醫生》作者「這本令人感傷又充滿黑色幽默的回憶錄《你不需要瘋了才能在這裡工作》，帶領讀者走進班吉．華特豪斯的精神科醫師人生，也揭示了病患與醫護人員混亂生活的真實樣貌。」—— 賈桂琳．威爾森（Jacqueline Wilson）「一場令人心碎、也令人發笑的精神醫學探索之旅。我愛這本吸引人、讓人腦洞大開的作品，它教會了我許多新事物，也讓我對這個領域有更深的理解。」—— 凱西．蘭森布林克（Cathy Rentzenbrink）ReviewDarkly amusing and touching... It gives you an alarming insight into the chaotic lives of both patients and medical staff. -- Jacqueline Wilson ― *Waterstones Favourite Reads of 2024*Hilarious, shocking and urgent… a deeply compassionate book, which paints a picture of professional dedication in the face of almost unbelievable dysfunction ― The Times, *Book of the Week*It has a freshness and verve that sets it apart... What is unwavering and beautifully described is the inspiration Waterhouse continues to find in his patients. He has that essential trait of all good doctors: a sincere and lasting tenderness for his flawed and frail, crude and complicated, broken and brilliant fellow human beings… Ultimately, this is a campaigning work, both brilliantly funny and deadly serious…. His book is humane, hilarious, eye-opening – and deserves to be widely read -- Rachel Clarke ― GuardianThe face of modern psychiatry -- Dr Gwen Adshead, author of The Devil You KnowHumorous and humane … [Waterhouse] finds the funny without turning patients into punchlines... It’s a warm-hearted reminder that the [NHS] system is still staffed by many people doing their darnedest to connect with and care for people ― Sunday TelegraphFunny, humane and insightful ― i newsA darkly comic personal trawl through the world of psychiatry and the idiosyncratic characters struggling on both sides of the divide. Honest, funny, saddening and uplifting all rolled into one -- Jo Brand, comedian and former psychiatric nurseVery funny and deeply sympathetic. Really excellent -- Henry Marsh, author of Do No HarmThings certainly don’t always work out for Dr Benji Waterhouse in his darkly amusing and touching memoir You Don’t Have to Be Mad to Work Here, about his experiences as an NHS doctor specialising in psychiatry. It gives you an alarming insight into the chaotic lives of both patients and medical staff -- Jacqueline WilsonA heartbreaking and also funny look at psychiatry. I loved this engrossing book which taught me lots of new things and broadened my mind -- Cathy Rentzenbrink

作者介紹

作者介紹 班吉．華特豪斯醫師（Dr Benji Waterhouse）是英國國民健保體系（NHS）前線的精神科醫師，同時也是屢獲殊榮的單口喜劇演員，曾在愛丁堡藝穗節演出多場爆滿的演出。他曾為《衛報》（The Guardian）與《獨立報》（The Independent）撰稿，並獲英國皇家精神科醫學院（Royal College of Psychiatrists）評選為「最具啟發性的精神科醫師」之一。《你不需要瘋了才能在這裡工作》是他的首部作品。Dr Benji Waterhouse is a front-line NHS doctor specialising in psychiatry. He is also an award-winning stand-up comedian who performs sell-out shows at the Edinburgh Festival. He has written for the Guardian and Independent, and was included in a list of 'Inspiring Psychiatrists’ by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. You Don’t Have to Be Mad to Work Here is his first book.www.linktr.ee dr_benjiwww.instagram.com doctor_benjiswww.twitter.com doctor_benji

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