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To order any of these publications use the downloadable order form and return with cheque or postal order payable to UKAN to: UKAN, 14 - 18 West Bar Green, Sheffield S1 2DA. Please note that all prices include post and packaging (within the UK only).
Scripts
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These two scripts, originally developed through Leeds Survivor Poetry and performed by the legendary Orphans of Beulah, have been filmed for use by the Open University as mental health course materials. A Quiet Night on
Roundhay Wing Jonathan wakes up heavily sedated and knows he must escape from the spell of Roundhay Wing Psychiatric Unit. His attempt to do so involves taking a small band of fellow patients to see the mysterious half-human, half-anilmal creature REMO (the responsible medical officer) through the Land of the Eternal Day Centre to the Mountain of the Magic Bullet Makers and at last to a fateful meeting with their King where things take an unexpected turn! Price: £5.00 (or both for £9.00) |
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An Untimely Death
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Paschendale
Ward A Mental Health Act Commissioner is due to arrive to investigate a mysterious death on the notorious Paschendale Ward. Will corrupt ward manager succeed in covering his tracks? Will the advocate work out what went on? What are the patients plotting? What is the nurse doing in he cupboard? And how did President Bush get into it? Price: £5.00 (or both for £9.00) |
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Personal accounts
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Doorways in the
Night:
Stories from the threshold of recovery A collection of stories by people who have survived emotional and mental distress. Dealing with experiences like post-natal depression, bereavement and agoraphobia, this collection gives unique insights into unusual states of mind, how they develop and how people have learned to live with them. Price: £8.00 |
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Short stories
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The Mind Machine Edited by David Beck, Barry Fox and Terry Simpson & illustrated by Barbara Kirk (Local Voices Publications 2006) An imaginative collection of fiction and poetry from
places you wouldn't want to be! Price: £5.00 |
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Prose
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Balm of
Gilead Balm of Gilead is a story of the soul's journey through life in the form of a description of an encounter with the hidden or transcendent Sheffield. Price: £5.50 |
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Poetry
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Diary of a Schizophrenic Expanded edition of Angie's acclaimed first collection with illustrations by Paul Boden. Price: £3.50 |
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Taking the Tablets:- Or Else! The pen is mightier than the needle! Angie's second collection with illustrtions by Paul Boden. Price: £3.50 |
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Objects Not People Angie's latest collection with illustrations by Paul Boden. Price: £3.50 |
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Shut
Up and Hear What I've Got To Say Winner of the 1998 Joe Kerrane Memorial Fund competition. Dedicated to those unnerved by the shipping forecast amongst others. Price: £4.00 |
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Embers
of A Life A collection of poems about exile, diaspora, children and much more. With a foreword by Iain Crichton Smith. Price: £3.50 |
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And the World
Really Had Changed An audio version is available on a double cassette. Price: £4.00 (book) £3.50 (cassette) |
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Sweet, Sour and Serious An illustrated anthology with a foreword by Iain Crichton Smith. Price: £6.00 |
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Love, Sex, Death
and Carrots Interchange believes that everyone has a right to express themselves creatively through language. This illustrated anthology of poetry and prose represents that belief. Price: £5.00 |
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Poems for Central
America This brief collection offers a personal glance into the lives of the people of Central America. Artwork by Ushawant Kaur. Price: £2.50 |
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Information
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SHOCK: The things
you need to know before having shock treatment What to do if you are under pressure to have ECT; information on living wills; alternative treatments; and the Mental Health Act. Includes chapter by (post) psychiatrist Pat Bracken. Price: £2.00 |
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