Book description
In 1982, leading psychiatrist and TV presenter Anthony Clare
interviewed Spike Milligan for the radio series In The
Psychiatrist's Chair, a show in which Clare led revealing
interviews with a range of celebrities. He was so overwhelmed by
Milligan's account of his forty years of depressive experiences that
he knew he had found the person to help him illuminate and explore the
mysterious and sometimes terrifying illness that is clinical
depression.
Depression and How to Survive It is the result of this
collaboration, through which Anthony Clare charts the development of
Spike Milligan's illness and the strategies he uses in dealing with
the often misunderstood disorder of clinical depression. Drawing
inspiration and advice from Spike's experience, Depression and How
to Survive It is a book which takes you to the depths of human
unhappiness in order to show you the way towards leading a happy life.
A unique book about human psychology from one of Britain's most
successful psychiatrists, providing a revelatory insight into the mind
of Spike Milligan, everyone's favourite goon.
Spike Milligan was an English comedian, poet, writer and
musician, perhaps best known as one of the goons in the classic BBC
radio programme The Goon Show. He went on to become one of
Britain's leading comic writers and performers. His bestselling titles
include Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall, Puckoon
and Where Have All the Bullets Gone? He died in 2002.
Anthony Clare was an Irish psychiatrist and TV presenter,
best known for his popular radio and TV show In the Psychiatrist's
Chair, in which he interviewed a range of celebrities and leading
national figures, including Bob Monkhouse and Paddy Ashdown. He was
Professor and Head of Department of Psychological Medicine of St
Bartholomew's Hospital, as well as Professor of Psychiatry at Dublin University.
