Finding Sanity: A Literary Lunch with Greg de Moore, the Story About the Australian Who Changed Mental Health Forever
18 June @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm UTC+10
Thursday 18 June from 12:00 in the Dining Room
Cost: $68 per person (includes 2-course lunch and a drink).
This isn’t your usual Book Club meeting. On Thursday 18 June, the Club welcomes Greg de Moore, co-author of Finding Sanity, for a proper sit-down lunch in the Dining Room, where he’ll share the extraordinary story behind one of Australia’s most important and least-known medical discoveries.
Finding Sanity: John Cade, Lithium and the Taming of Bipolar Disorder tells the story of a remarkable Australian doctor who, in 1948, worked alone in a disused hospital kitchen, fresh back from years as a prisoner of war, and quietly changed the course of modern psychiatry. John Cade’s discovery of lithium as a treatment for manic depression remains the first pharmacological treatment for mental illness ever found, and the gold standard to this day.
It’s a story about brilliance in obscurity, persistence without recognition, and one man’s humanity in the face of enormous suffering. Greg de Moore brings it to life with the kind of detail and warmth that has seen readers describe the book as an intimate and illuminating peek into the life of an Aussie doctor who changed medical history.
Over a glass of wine and a lunch, you’ll hear directly from the author, the research behind the book, the man behind the discovery, and why this story matters more than ever.
Whether or not you’ve read the book, this is an afternoon well worth your time.
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