The Unfragile Mind
Making Sense of Mental Health
$36.31
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
11 May 2026
Summary
‘Francis combines the precision of science with a profound insight into the human condition’ GUARDIAN
FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ADVENTURES IN HUMAN BEING AND RECOVERY
Between a quarter and a fifth of young people in the UK now suffer a mental disorder. One in four adults are prescribed psychiatric medication. These numbers represent a huge and recent expansion in mental health labelling, but reveal nothing of the experience of those seeking help.
In The Unfragile …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781800819757 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1800819757 |
| Author: | Gavin Francis |
| Publisher: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Wellcome Collection |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 11 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 409g |
| Dimensions: | 220mm x 134mm x 34mm |
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Critics Review
Excellent - beautifully written, moving and wise. Everybody with an interest in mental health should read it – Henry Marsh, author of AND FINALLY: A NEUROSURGEON’S REFLECTIONS ON LIFEPraise for Gavin Francis: ‘Francis offers hope and a rare and precious quiet form of consolation * Observer *Heartfelt and persuasively argued * Sunday Times *Wise, gentle and quietly hopeful – Rachel Clarke, author of The Story of a Heart
About The Author
Gavin Francis
Dr Gavin Francis is a GP and urgent care physician with a special interest in mental health. He is the bestselling author of Adventures in Human Being, Shapeshifters and Intensive Care. He writes about health and medicine for the Guardian, London Review of Books and the Times, among others.
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