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No One Cares About Crazy People: My Family and the Heartbreak of Mental Illness in America
by Ron Powers
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0316341134
- ISBN 13
- 9780316341134
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Hachette Books, 2018. Paperback. New. A clean crisp well preserved 2018 Hachette Books softcover in a fine tight binding. Little to no shelf wear. Text is bright and free of marks or underlining. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. New York Times-bestselling author Ron Powers offers a searching, richly researched narrative of the social history of mental illness in America paired with the deeply personal story of his two sons' battles with schizophrenia. From the centuries of torture of lunatiks at Bedlam Asylum to the infamous eugenics era to the follies of the anti-psychiatry movement to the current landscape in which too many families struggle alone to manage afflicted love ones, Powers limns our fears and myths about mental illness and the fractured public policies that have resulted. Braided with that history is the moving story of Powers's beloved son Kevin -- spirited, endearing, and gifted -- who triumphed even while suffering from schizophrenia until finally he did not, and the story of his courageous surviving son Dean, who is also schizophrenic. A blend of history, biography, memoir, and current affairs ending with a consideration of where we might go from here, this is a thought-provoking look at a dreaded illness that has long been misunderstood. Extraordinary and courageous . . . No doubt if everyone were to read this book, the world would change. -- New York Times Book Review.
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- Title
- No One Cares About Crazy People: My Family and the Heartbreak of Mental Illness in America
- Author
- Ron Powers
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0316341134
- ISBN 13
- 9780316341134
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Date Published
- 2018
- Keywords
- Mental illness, Schizophrenia, Psychology, Social history, Mental health,
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