Greg De Moore |
Dr Greg De Moore is a psychiatrist and academic in western
Sydney.
I first encountered Greg at the Sydney Cricket Ground in
2009, probably during the January test, maybe even on my birthday which always
falls in that test. He was out the back of the members stand in a little tent
flogging cricket books.
I picked up a likely looking present for myself and asked
the bloke behind the counter what he knew about it. “Great book,” he said. “About a colonial
cricketer and champion AFL player who had a pretty difficult time from a
psychological point of view” (I could be paraphrasing but that’s how I remember
it)
“Never heard of the author,” I said, “can he write? I can’t
bear a book that’s not well written”
“Well,” he said smiling widely, “I wrote it and may be a little biased so maybe you’d
better ask someone else.”
I bought the book out of sheer embarrassment and enjoyed
every word of it. “Tom Wills. First Wild Man of Australian Sport. His Spectacular Rise and Tragic Fall” was Greg’s first book.
Recently Greg has, co-authored another book with Dr Ann
Westmore, a Melbourne-based scientist and historian. It’s a biography of John
Cade, the Australian who discovered the powerful mood stabilising effects of lithium
– still the gold standard in the treatment of bipolar disorder. It’s called “Finding Sanity. John Cade, lithium and the taming of bipolar disorder”
You can hear Greg De Moore in conversation with the ABCs Richard Fidler
talking about the John Cade book and its contents here and an earlier interview about the Tom Wills book here
From a doctor writer’s point of view it’s exciting to see what
Greg has been able to achieve in melding his medical knowledge and his passion
for writing, history and sport.
If you haven’t met Greg before, I hope you enjoy this
introduction.
1 comment:
I like the helpful info you provide in your articles. I will bookmark
your blog and check again here frequently. I am quite sure I'll learn lots of new stuff right
here! Good luck for the next!
Post a Comment