Weekends at Bellevue: Nine Years on the Night Shift at the

Weekends at Bellevue: Nine Years on the Night Shift at the Psych ER

â€œA gem of a memoir . . . Holland takes us for a ride through the psych ER that is at once wild and poignant, a ride that leaves deep tracks in even the healthiest of minds.â€â€”Katrina Firlik, M.D., author of Another Day in the Frontal Lobe

Julie Holland thought she knew what crazy was. Then she came to Bellevue. For nine eventful years, Dr. Holland was the weekend physician in charge of the psychiatric emergency room at New York Cityâ€™s Bellevue Hospital. In this absorbing memoir, Holland recounts stories from her vast case files that are alternately terrifying, tragically comic, and profoundly moving: the serial killer, the naked man barking like a dog in Times Square, the schizophrenic begging for an injection of club soda to quiet the voices in his head, the subway conductor who helplessly watched a young woman pushed into the path of his train. Writing with uncommon candor, Holland supplies not only a page-turner with all the fast-paced immediacy of a TV medical drama but also a fascinating glimpse into the inner lives of doctors who struggle to maintain perspective in a world where sanity is in the eye of the beholder.

Praise for Weekends at Bellevue

â€œAn extraordinary insiderâ€™s look at the typical days and nights of that most extraordinary place, written with a rare combination of toughness, tenderness, and outrageous humor.â€â€”Andrew Weil, M.D.Â

â€œUnforgettable . . . tells a mean story.â€â€”New York Daily News

â€œThe tension between [Hollandâ€™s] macho swagger and her shame at the harsh way she occasionally treats patients gives this memoir extra intrigue.â€â€”Psychology Today

â€œA fascinating portrait . . . Holland is a good storyteller with a dark wit.â€ â€”New York Post â€œEqual parts affecting, jaw-dropping, and engrossing.â€â€”Booklist
Country USA
Brand Bantam
Manufacturer Random House Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0553386522_used
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2010-10-26
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780553386523

Country	USA
Brand	Bantam
Manufacturer	Random House Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0553386522_used
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2010-10-26
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780553386523

Weekends at Bellevue: Nine Years on the Night Shift at the Psych ER