Yulia Levchenko is a psychiatrist and psychotherapist with more than 12 years of experience, a lecturer at the institute, the author of a column in the journal "Psychologies", runs her popular blog (levchenko_psy), where she talks with readers about depression, anxiety, phobias, panic attacks and other psychiatric problems.In the book "A Little Woman in Big Psychiatry" you will look at the world of psychiatry through the eyes of the author, you will see several percent of her life experiences, and perhaps the book will even encourage someone to become a psychiatrist. The author not only tells about difficult, interesting and sometimes terrifying cases from practice, but also reveals to readers what happened in the soul of a young girl who embarked on the path of a completely unfeminine profession.: "Today I am the little woman in the big psychiatry who, wearing high but comfortable heels, confidently steps forward."In your hands you are holding a unique collection of stories about people for whom every day is a struggle for their mental health. Why does a person not remember whole weeks of his life? How to make money from your mental illness? Why bring the "gifts of autumn" in the spring? What dangers await a female doctor in a psychiatric clinic? How do the fates of people in a small town intertwine, and what does a psychiatrist have to do with it?From stories of quiet inner struggles to difficult cases where treatment seems impossible, this book answers important questions about the fragility of the human psyche and inspires us to reflect on the need for psychiatric care in the modern world. To put it mildly, working as a doctor in a psychiatric clinic is not easy, and for a fragile young girl it is doubly difficult. But the author and at the same time the heroine of this book managed to find her way and vocation in this unusual, complex and "unfeminine" profession.You will learn what psychiatrists face on duty, how they work with patients, and what they observe every day. How do people behave with depression, anxiety, phobias, panic attacks, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and other ailments? And, most importantly, how can we help them?Real stories from practice will show you the world of psychiatry through the eyes of a doctor. Thanks to these stories, you will be able to look into the heads of people with various mental illnesses, find out how they see the world, and understand what kind of struggle they are fighting with themselves every day. The book makes you think about the role of psychiatric care in the modern world and how important it is to help those who struggle with mental disorders.