Tag Archives: mental illness
** A First-Rate Madness by Nassir Ghaemi
Are great leaders insane? This is the claim of A First-Rate Madness, and while it’s an interesting one, I did not think that the author managed to make a very strong case. He certainly shows many examples of acknowledged great … Continue reading
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** Henry’s Demons by Patrick Cockburn and Henry Cockburn
Henry’s Demons is the true story of a young man’s struggle with schizophrenia and his parents’ attempts to help him. Interestingly it’s written by a father and son, and the son’s chapters illuminate how his view of the world is … Continue reading
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Stuff by Randy Frost and Gail Steketee
Stuff tells some horrific stories of hoarders, complete with cockroaches-infested apartments and hoarders killed by avalanches of their own junk. This is the therapist’s version of Homer and Langley, the fictionalized account of two famous hoarders, who are also referenced … Continue reading
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The Story Sisters by Alice Hoffman
If I were smart I would stop reading books that feature demons and fairies, but I persevered despite the clear warning on the very first page. OF the three Story Sisters, one is disturbed following a childhood molestation incident her … Continue reading
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The Memory of Running by Ron McLarty
The Memory of Running is the story of an unlikely hero on an unlikely quest. After losing his parents to a car accident Smithy Ide embarks on a cross-country bicycle ride to collect his dead sister’s ashes, but it’s more of … Continue reading
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Hurry Down Sunshine by Michael Greenberg
Hurry Down Sunshine is another terrifying book for parents, a la Beautiful Boy, but this time with a daughter who is diagnosed with psychosis and potentially a bipolar disorder, shut into a psychiatric hospital, drugged until her personality seemingly disappears, but … Continue reading
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