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Another Kind of Madness - A Journey Through the Stigma and Hope of Mental Illness (Paperback)
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Another Kind of Madness - A Journey Through the Stigma and Hope of Mental Illness (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 4 560
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Families are riddled with untold secrets. But Stephen Hinshaw never
imagined that a profound secret was kept under lock and key for 18
years within his family - that his father's mysterious absences,
for months at a time, resulted from serious mental illness and
involuntary hospitalisations. From the moment his father revealed
the truth, during Hinshaw's first spring break from college, he
knew his life would change forever. Hinshaw calls this revelation
his 'psychological birth.' After years of experiencing the ups and
downs of his father's illness without knowing it existed, Hinshaw
began to piece together the silent, often terrifying history of his
father's life - in great contrast to his father's presence and love
during periods of wellness. This exploration led to larger
discoveries about the family saga, to Hinshaw's correctly
diagnosing his father with bipolar disorder, and to his
full-fledged career as a clinical and developmental psychologist
and professor. In Another Kind of Madness, Hinshaw explores the
burden of living in a family 'loaded' with mental illness and
debunks the stigma behind it. He explains that in today's society,
mental health problems still receive utter castigation - too often
resulting in the loss of fundamental rights, including the
inability to vote or run for office or automatic relinquishment of
child custody. Through a poignant and moving family narrative,
interlaced with shocking facts about how America and the world
still view mental health conditions well into in the 21st century,
Another Kind of Madness is a passionate call to arms regarding the
importance of destigmatising mental illness.
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