Ron Powers

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No One Cares about Crazy People: My Family and the Heartbreak of Mental Illness in AmericaPaperback, 1 May 2018

No One Cares about Crazy People: My Family and the Heartbreak of Mental Illness in America
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Print Length
384 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Hachette Books
Date Published
1 May 2018
ISBN-10
0316341134
ISBN-13
9780316341134

Description

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

Product Details

Author:
Ron Powers
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 May 2018
Dimensions:
19.81 x 13.21 x 2.79 cm
ISBN-10:
0316341134
ISBN-13:
9780316341134
Language:
English
Pages:
384
Publisher:
Weight:
317.51 gm

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