Hidden Lives : True Stories from People Who Live with Mental Illness / edited by Lenore Rowntree and Arew Boden ; foreword by Gabor Maté.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rowntree, Lenore Ruth, 1950- editor.

Boden, Andrew, editor.

Maté, Gabor, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mentally ill--Biography.

Mentally ill.

Mental illness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Brindle & Glass, [2017]

Summary:

A revised and updated edition of a collection of personal essays that illuminate what life is like for those who live with mental illness, and how it impacts their family members.More than 4 million Canadians and 57 million Americans suffer from a diagnosable mental illness, and yet there are still considerable stigmas and a great deal of misunderstanding surrounding even the most common diagnoses--schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, autism, obsessive-compulsive disorder, clinical depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and dissociative identity disorder.Rather than analyze the diagnoses and symptoms, these first-hand accounts focus on the very essence of a psycho-emotional breakdown, and respond to the mental, physical, and emotional turmoil it inevitably causes. What does a mother do when her teenage son's personality suddenly fractures? How does a police officer cope when his employer refuses to provide adequate care until he can prove his PTSD is work-related? How do children grow up under the care of a manic father whose illness lands him in and out of medical and social incarceration?Raw, honest, and painful, these essays communicate disappointment and despair, but also courage and compassion. They offer a lifeline for sufferers and support for their friends and family, and promote new and improved attitudes toward those with mental illness.With a foreword by respected physician, bestselling author, and renowned speaker Dr. Gabor Maté, Hidden Lives gives readers a place to turn, and provides a platform to share their struggle.

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ISBN:

9781927366547

1927366542

OCLC:

1182855938