Schizophrenia : a brother finds answers in biological science / Ronald Chase.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chase, Ronald.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Schizophrenia.

Schizophrenia in adolescence.

Schizophrenics--Family relationships--United States.

Schizophrenics.

Neuropsychiatry.

Schizophrenics--Family relationships.

United States.

Physical Description:

viii, 213 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, [2013]

Summary:

Painful and often misunderstood, schizophrenia profoundly affects people who have the disease and their loved ones. Here Ronald Chase, an accomplished biologist, sets out to better understand what happened to his older brother, Jim, who developed schizophrenia as a young adult. In a fiercely loyal and honest memoir, Chase uses scientific exploration to find answers to deeply personal questions about the course of his brother's illness. Book jacket.

Contents:

Innocence on the road to Los Angeles (1948)

Who gets schizophrenia and why?

Dining with tension (1956)

Which genes cause schizophrenia?

A consultation with Dr. Held ( 1957)

Which aspects of the environment cause schizophrenia?

Breakdown in Westwood Village (1958)

Why does schizophrenia begin in late adolescence?

Two state hospitals (1959-1960)

What are the treatment options?

A conversation in a park (1963)

Is mental illness in the mind or in the brain?

The villa and the ambassador (1982)

Why is schizophrenia stigmatized?

Strolling the boardwalk at Hermosa Beach (1993)

Just what is schizophrenia, anyway?

Libraries and literature (1995)

When did schizophrenia first appear and why doesn't it go away?

Jim's final days (1998-1999)

What happens to people with schizophrenia through the years?

Reflections.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781421410906

9781421410913

1421410907

1421410915

OCLC:

827119755