Rage to Reverence
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About the Book
In this allegorical novel, two people, from entirely different backgrounds and lifestyles, become so frustrated with the severity of the acute circumstances of their lives that they attempt to terminate their existence through suicide. Their failed efforts result in their being detoxified in the same E.R. and evaluated on the same psychiatry ward. Vera and Bryan explore the circumstances that led to their actions with two psychiatry residents and the attending physician,Dr. Saunders. The normally adroit and firm attending physician unexpectedly reveals the depth of his personality. By doing so, he leads not only the patients but also his residents on a journey of personal transformation from states of dysfunction to states of reverence and serenity.
About the Author
Dr. Wilford W. Spradlin, received his B.A. and M.D. degrees from the University of Virginia, interned at the Royal Victoria Hospital of McGill University and completed his residency training at Duke University where he later became a member of the faculty. In 1978, Dr. Spradlin accepted the position of Chair at the University of Virginia Department of Psychiatry. At his retirement in 1997, Dr. Spradlin was awarded the W. W. Spradlin Chair of Psychiatric Medicine and the title of Professor Emeritus. His scientific publications include Human Biosociology and The Search for Certainty, by Springer-Verlag. Presently, Dr. Spradlin continues to teach and supervise residents. He and his co-author, Susan Renee, pursue their shared interest in the bio-psycho-social foundations of human behavior with emphasis on the psychological, philosophical and religious aspects of reverential phenomena.
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