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You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here

A Psychiatrist’s Life

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You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here

By: Benji Waterhouse
Narrated by: Benji Waterhouse
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**THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**
Most of the psychiatric cases in this book are Benji’s patients. Some of them are his family. One of them is him.

Unlocking the doors to the psych ward, NHS psychiatrist Dr Benji Waterhouse provides a fly-on-the-padded-wall account of medicine’s most mysterious and controversial speciality.

Why would anyone in their right mind choose to be a psychiatrist? Are the solutions to people’s messy lives really within medical school textbooks? And how can vulnerable patients receive the care they need when psychiatry lacks staff, hospital beds and any actual cures?

This is an eye-opening medical memoir – from both sides of the doctor’s desk. The perfect read for fans of This Is Going to Hurt, Unnatural Causes and The Prison Doctor.


A humane, hilarious and heart-breaking window into the world of psychiatry from ‘the Adam Kay of mental healthcare’ (THE TIMES)

‘This is honestly my dream book… Fascinating’ FERN BRADY
‘Fearlessly honest, funny and uplifting’ JO BRAND

‘Very funny and deeply sympathetic. Really excellent’ HENRY MARSH

©2024 Benji Waterhouse (P) 2024 Penguin Audio

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Equal parts witty & profound, great storytelling. Lots in here that I identified with as someone who works in mental health in the NHS. Felt like the book was like a little companion to me whilst it lasted. Didn’t want it to end!!

Witty & moving. Captivated me from start to finish.

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A warm , insightful book about psychiatry and mental illness. At times heartbreaking but also filled with gentle humour and compassion. Beautifully read by the author. I loved it.

A warm, insightful gem of a book.

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Easy listen about life of a jobbing psychiatrist. Interesting and entertaining. The author reads it really well.

Interesting, poignant audiobook

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The author comes across as kind and has a dry sense of humour which had me laugh out loud a few times.
The story of a really nice chap in a very difficult situation. It really brings home the cuts to mental health devices over the last 14 years. The system barely survives.

If it wasn’t for good guys like Dr Waterhouse then it would be even more dystopian. We “treat” the most vulnerable people with all the care we can muster but there are no beds. Psychotic patients walk the streets while genuinely depressed people are treated like malingers.

It’s a sad book in a way but his humour shines through. It very much chimes with my experience of working in the NHS.

An informative funny and poignant book.

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An outstanding book on every level. Opens up the dysfunctional world of mental health services in wonderfully human and a very amusing way. Benji Waterhouse has superb balance and perfect pitch in his writing!

Brilliantly written, delightfully amusing, beautifully read and wide eye opening!!

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I enjoyed the well narrated stories of life as a psychiatrist but the annoying piano tinkling in between chapters spoiled the overall experience somewhat for me

Great insight into mental health care practices

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Loved this, funny honesty at its best listened in two sittings. Narration is excellent too

Empathetic

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An interesting perspective and easy listen, the narrator is familiar and delivers the correct tone for each chapter. I would recommend to people who are interested in psychiatry or the public health system.

I loved the casual style of reading

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I really enjoyed this book. The author’s candour in his story telling is beautiful. Well written and wonderfully read.

Interesting, heartwarming and throughly entertaining

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Benji has written and narrated this book beautifully. His storytelling had me laughing out loud yet he handled the subject matter with the utmost respect. Beyond the humour it offers a shocking and eye opening insight into just how understaffed and underfunded our NHS truly is. I have nothing but admiration for the incredible NHS staff who show up for their patients every single day. This book is a must read!!

Thank you!

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