Finding Sanity: A Literary Lunch with Greg de Moore, the Story About the Australian Who Changed Mental Health Forever
18 June @ 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm UTC+10
| $68Thursday 18 June from 12:00 in the Dining Room
Cost: $68 per person (includes 2-course lunch and a drink).
With seats filling up quickly, members are invited to enjoy a special lunch with Greg de Moore, co-author of Finding Sanity, who will share the remarkable story behind one of Australia’s most significant yet little-known medical breakthroughs.
Finding Sanity: John Cade, Lithium and the Taming of Bipolar Disorder explores the life and work of Dr John Cade, the Australian psychiatrist whose discovery of lithium in 1948 transformed the treatment of manic depression and revolutionised modern psychiatry. Working largely in isolation after returning from years as a prisoner of war, Cade made the first major pharmacological breakthrough in mental health treatment, a discovery that remains the gold standard for bipolar disorder today.
It is a compelling story of perseverance, innovation and compassion. Through meticulous research and vivid storytelling, Greg de Moore brings to life a man whose contribution to medicine changed countless lives, yet whose name remains largely unknown outside medical circles.
Over lunch and a glass of wine, Greg will discuss the inspiration behind the book, the research that uncovered Cade’s story, and why this chapter of Australian medical history continues to resonate today.
With the event now just days away, places are filling quickly. If you have read the book or simply enjoy hearing extraordinary stories told by the people who uncover them, this is an event not to miss!
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