NAMI NYC May 29 Event Features Reading by Dr. Lloyd Sederer

Kenneth Johnson Memorial Library Reading Series

Please join NAMI-NYC Metro on

May 29, 2013

for the Kenneth Johnson Memorial Library Reading Series

Featuring Dr. Lloyd Sederer

Medical Director of the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) and

Author of “The Family Guide to Mental Health Care”

6:00pm- Reading, Panel Discussion, Questions and Answers  

Location: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

1177 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036

Between 45th and 46th Streets  

Please RSVP to the Helpline at 212-684-3264 

 “Sederer sees families as an early-warning system for mental illness, and here, New York State’s top mental health official gives kin of the mentally ill a thoughtful, compassionate, and fact-packed guide for recognizing illness and getting help. “Treatment approaches for mental illnesses are no different from treatment approaches for other serious and persistent medical illnesses,” Sederer writes. Recovery takes time- “Never, ever, give up.” With passionate optimism, Sederer examines the facts about diagnoses, treatments, and doctors, and suggests questions to ask at every step of the way: What symptoms are being treated? Why this medication? Is the treatment working? There are heartbreaking case studies, but there are success stories too, including his own and that of a fellow doctor and author who is “thriving” with illness. The heart of this remarkable resource, however, is a wide-ranging breakdown of the “faces of mental illness,” including depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, as well as eating, personality, and bipolar disorders-and how each may manifest. “Trust your instincts,” he urges. “To do the right thing, you must face the unwanted visitor of mental illness and act before it defeats the person you love-and you as well.” With a moving forward by actress Glenn Close, who calls mental illness “a family affair,” this extraordinary guide offers valuable information and inspiration.” – Publishers Weekly Review 2/25/2013

The Kenneth Johnson Memorial Library will hold five signature reading events available to the NAMI-NYC Metro community. This series will feature distinguished authors who have written about mental illness. The reading series will educate and engage the NAMI-NYC Metro community and highlight the Kenneth Johnson Memorial Library as a social space for New York’s mental health community. 

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(212) 684-3264

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