Normální šílenství - Rozhovory o duševním zdraví, léčbě a přístupu k lidem s psychickým onemocněním – Pasz Jiří (2020)

Atlas of Mental Health for Every Household A quarter of people will experience some form of mental illness during their lifetime. Many others will feel its signs or mild forms. Mental health is just as important as physical health, yet we either whisper about it or talk behind closed doors — mental illness in the Czech Republic still carries the stigma of madness. The book "Normal Madness," which aims to change this situation, brings closer the fragility of the human mind and the thin line between mental health and illness. "Normal Madness" guides you through various disorders (such as ADHD, depression, autism spectrum disorders, schizophrenia, dementia, and various types of addiction) from the perspectives of both therapists and patients, debunking the most common myths and prejudices. On a general level, authorities in the field (e.g., sexologist Petr Weiss, director of the Bohnice psychiatric hospital Martin Hollý, and others) describe in interviews how therapeutic practice is evolving in the Czech Republic, what the most common forms of stigmatization are not only for the sick but also for helpers, how mental health and sexuality are related, and how the relationship between psychiatry and religion is changing.