'A profound memoir' Daily Telegraph
'As revealing as the writing of Oliver Sacks' Mark Cousins

Outside the Asylum is Lynne Jones's personal and highly acclaimed exploration of humanitarian psychiatry and the changing world of international relief. Her memoir graphically describes her experiences in war zones and disasters around the world, from the Balkans and 'mission-accomplished' Iraq, to tsunami-affected Indonesia, post-earthquake Haiti and 'the Jungle' in Calais.

"Her blazingly frank account is as enlightening on shifts in psychiatric treatment as it is on local implications of humanitarian-aid policy. Brilliantly insightful" - NATURE

"A profound memoir ... Her compassion is clear sighted, and she explains complex geopolitical and psychological issues in plain prose" - DAILY TELEGRAPH

"A passionate account ... Her portrayal of human suffering and the human response is vividly described" - THE SPECTATOR

"It will fill you with soaring admiration for those who dedicate their lives to help those who need it, fired by a strong belief in humanity" - THE BOOKSELLER

"[Jones'] beautifully weft stories of a lone psychiatrist bearing children's unbearable burdens are beacons of hope to their bomb-shattered childhoods and to our broken world." - BJPsych Bulletin