Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family
ISBN-13:
9780385543767
ISBN-10:
038554376X
Edition:
Illustrated
Author:
Robert Kolker
Publication date:
2020
Publisher:
Doubleday
Format:
Hardcover
400 pages
Category:
Medical
,
Professionals & Academics
,
Scientists
,
Biology
,
Biological Sciences
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ISBN-13:
9780385543767
ISBN-10:
038554376X
Edition:
Illustrated
Author:
Robert Kolker
Publication date:
2020
Publisher:
Doubleday
Format:
Hardcover
400 pages
Category:
Medical
,
Professionals & Academics
,
Scientists
,
Biology
,
Biological Sciences
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Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family (ISBN-13: 9780385543767 and ISBN-10: 038554376X), written by authors
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The heartrending story of a midcentury American family with twelve children, six of them diagnosed with schizophrenia, that became science's great hope in the quest to understand the disease.
Don and Mimi Galvin seemed to be living the American dream. After World War II, Don's work with the Air Force brought them to Colorado, where their twelve children perfectly spanned the baby boom: the oldest born in 1945, the youngest in 1965. In those years, there was an established script for a family like the Galvins--aspiration, hard work, upward mobility, domestic harmony--and they worked hard to play their parts. But behind the scenes was a different story: psychological breakdown, sudden shocking violence, hidden abuse. By the mid-1970s, six of the ten Galvin boys, one after another, were diagnosed as schizophrenic. How could all this happen to one family?
What took place inside the house on Hidden Valley Road was so extraordinary that the Galvins became one of the first families to be studied by the National Institute of Mental Health. Their story offers a shadow history of the science of schizophrenia, from the era of institutionalization, lobotomy, and the schizophrenogenic mother to the search for genetic markers for the disease, always amid profound disagreements about the nature of the illness itself. And unbeknownst to the Galvins, samples of their DNA informed decades of genetic research that continues today, offering paths to treatment, prediction, and even eradication of the disease for future generations.
With clarity and compassion, bestselling and award-winning author Robert Kolker uncovers one family's unforgettable legacy of suffering, love, and hope.
Don and Mimi Galvin seemed to be living the American dream. After World War II, Don's work with the Air Force brought them to Colorado, where their twelve children perfectly spanned the baby boom: the oldest born in 1945, the youngest in 1965. In those years, there was an established script for a family like the Galvins--aspiration, hard work, upward mobility, domestic harmony--and they worked hard to play their parts. But behind the scenes was a different story: psychological breakdown, sudden shocking violence, hidden abuse. By the mid-1970s, six of the ten Galvin boys, one after another, were diagnosed as schizophrenic. How could all this happen to one family?
What took place inside the house on Hidden Valley Road was so extraordinary that the Galvins became one of the first families to be studied by the National Institute of Mental Health. Their story offers a shadow history of the science of schizophrenia, from the era of institutionalization, lobotomy, and the schizophrenogenic mother to the search for genetic markers for the disease, always amid profound disagreements about the nature of the illness itself. And unbeknownst to the Galvins, samples of their DNA informed decades of genetic research that continues today, offering paths to treatment, prediction, and even eradication of the disease for future generations.
With clarity and compassion, bestselling and award-winning author Robert Kolker uncovers one family's unforgettable legacy of suffering, love, and hope.
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Jun 06, 2021
Great blend of storytelling with factual account of the history behind the treatment of schizophrenia and current innovations. Would be very interesting to explore the science further.
Excellent. Fascinating account that would be valuable to the curious and professional. Clear summary of the science and interesting account of the individuals in this family.
I really liked this book and will look for others by this author. I am a psychologist, and professor. I have recommended it to colleagues and students.
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