9780316341172-0316341177-No One Cares About Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America

No One Cares About Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America

ISBN-13: 9780316341172
ISBN-10: 0316341177
Edition: 1
Author: Ron Powers
Publication date: 2017
Publisher: Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover 384 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780316341172
ISBN-10: 0316341177
Edition: 1
Author: Ron Powers
Publication date: 2017
Publisher: Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover 384 pages

Summary

No One Cares About Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America (ISBN-13: 9780316341172 and ISBN-10: 0316341177), written by authors Ron Powers, was published by Hachette Books in 2017. With an overall rating of 4.3 stars, it's a notable title among other Schizophrenia (Mental Health, Clinical Psychology, Psychology, Pathologies) books. You can easily purchase or rent No One Cares About Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Schizophrenia books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.37.

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* Finalist for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award * Washington Post Notable Book of the Year * People Magazine Best Book of the Year * Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Year *

"Extraordinary and courageous . . . No doubt if everyone were to read this book, the world would change."---New York Times Book Review

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.
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