A Promise of Hope (Paperback)

Some children inherit the family nose. Autumn Stringam and her brother Joseph inherited bipolar disorder, a severe mental illness that led to the suicides of their mother and grandfather. Autumn, at 22, was in a psychiatric hospital on suicide watch; Joseph, at 15, was prone to violent episodes so terrifying that his family members feared for their lives. But after Autumn and her brother began taking a nutritional supplement developed by their father--and based, incredibly, on a formula given to aggressive hogs--their symptoms disappeared. Today they both lead normal, productive lives. " A Promise of Hope " chronicles Stringam's personal flight from madness to wellness. The true story moves from a kitchen table in Alberta to the offices of a distinguished Harvard psychiatrist, to the labs of a skeptical medical establishment. Now updated with a new afterword, "A Promise of Hope "is a powerful call for a new understanding of a mental illness that affects thousands of Canadians.

General

Imprint:	Collins
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2009
First published:	September 2010
Authors:	Autumn Stringam
Dimensions:	203 x 135 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	296
ISBN-13:	978-1-55468-509-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Abnormal psychology Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Neurology & clinical neurophysiology Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Coping with personal problems > Coping with illness
LSN:	1-55468-509-5
Barcode:	9781554685097

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