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Parenting through the storm : how to handle the highs, the lows, and everything in between / by Douglas, Ann,1963-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Child psychology.; Children with mental disabilities; Developmentally disabled children; Families of the mentally ill.; Parenting.;
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The Inherited Mind : A Story of Family, Hope, and the Genetics of Mental Illness. by Longman, James.;
'The Inherited Mind' is a compelling memoir by ABC News correspondent James Longman in which he discusses mental illness and trauma in families, what the latest genetic science is telling us, and how to not only persevere but thrive.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Editors, Journalists, Publishers; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs; PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health;
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While you were out : an intimate family portrait of mental illness in an era of silence / by Kissinger, Meg,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."From award-winning journalist Meg Kissinger, a searing memoir of a family besieged by mental illness, as well as an incisive exploration of the systems that failed them and a testament to the love that sustained them. Growing up in the 1960s in the suburbs of Chicago, Meg Kissinger's family seemed to live a charmed life. With eight kids and two loving parents, the Kissingers radiated a warm, boisterous energy. Whether they were spending summer days on the shores of Lake Michigan, barreling down the ski slopes, or navigating the trials of their Catholic school, the Kissingers always knew how to live large and play hard. But behind closed doors, a harsher reality was unfolding. A heavily-medicated mother hospitalized for anxiety and depression, a manic father prone to violence, and children in the throes of bipolar disorder and depression, two of whom would take their own lives. Through it all, the Kissingers faced the world with their signature dark humor and the unspoken family rule--never talk about it. While You Were Out begins as the personal story of one family's struggles, then opens outward as Kissinger details how childhood tragedy catalyzed a journalism career focused on exposing our country's flawed mental health care. Combining the intimacy of memoir with the rigor of investigative reporting, the book explores the consequences of shame, the havoc of botched public policy, and the hope offered by new treatment strategies. This is a story of one family's love and devotion in the face of relentless struggle. It is a book for anyone who cares about someone with mental illness. In other words, it is a book for everyone"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Kissinger, Meg.; Kissinger, Meg; Kissinger family.; Families of the mentally ill; Mental illness; Mentally ill; Photography of families.;
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The mind and the moon : my brother's story, the science of our brains, and the search for our psyches / by Bergner, Daniel,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.'The Mind and the Moon' is an important - and intimate - interrogation of how we treat mental illness and understand ourselves. This is a book of thought-provoking reframings, delving into the science - and spirit - of our psyches. It is about vulnerability and personal dignity, the terrifying choices confronted by families and patients, and the prospect of alternatives.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Bergner, Daniel; Mental illness; Psychotropic drugs.;
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The bridesmaid's daughter : from Grace Kelly's wedding to a women's shelter--searching for the truth about my mother / by Giles, Nyna,author.; Claxton, Eve,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-262).A daughter's moving search to understand her mother, Carolyn Scott--once a bridesmaid to Princess Grace and one of the first Ford models--who later in life spent years living in a homeless shelter.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Scott, Carolyn.; Grace, Princess of Monaco, 1929-1982; Giles, Nyna; Grace, Princess of Monaco, 1929-1982-; Children of mentally ill mothers; Homeless persons; Homeless women; Mentally ill women; Mentally ill; Mothers and daughters;
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The journey home [videorecording] : family experiences in mental health recovery / by Clarfield, Stuart,film director,film producer.; Mission Media Enterprises,film distributor.;
'The Journey Home' is a documentary film that gathers the experiences and insights of family members in their own words, to provide an intimate glimpse into the journey their families take in facing a mental health challenge. We interviewed 30 family members, from a range of communities, condition types and relationships that include parents, sons & daughters, brothers and sisters, spouses and practitioners. We have created a compilation of family experiences from first onset, through diagnosis, seeking care, life adjustment, family member reactions, challenges of coping and of course reaching a stage of healing and recovery. The film is a conversation and exploration of key aspects of experience and hope viewers see their own experience mirrored in our film.E.DVD.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; Personal narratives.; Families; Mental illness.; Mentally ill; Mentally ill;
For private home use only.
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With the devil's help : a true story of poverty, mental illness, and murder / by Wooten, Neal,author.;
Neal Wooten traces five decades of his dirt-poor, Alabama mountain family as the years and secrets coalesce.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Wooten, Neal; Poor families;
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This bright future : a memoir / by Hall, Bobby,author.;
"A raw and unfiltered journey into the life and mind of Bobby Hall, who emerged from the wreckage of a horrifically abusive childhood to become an era-defining artist ... A self-described orphan with parents, Bobby Hall began life as Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, the only child of an alcoholic, mentally ill mother on welfare and an absent, crack-addicted father. After enduring seventeen years of abuse and neglect, Bobby ran away from home and--with nothing more than a discarded laptop and a ninth-grade education--he found his voice in the world of hip-hop and a new home in a place he never expected: the untamed and uncharted wilderness of the social media age"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Hall, Bobby.; Adult child abuse victims; Adult children of alcoholics; Adult children of drug addicts; Adult children of dysfunctional families; Internet personalities; Rap musicians;
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Hereditary [videorecording] / by Aster, Ari,film director,screenwriter.; Byrne, Gabriel,1950-actor.; Collette, Toni,actor.; Frakes, Kevin Scott,1978-film producer.; Knudson, Lars,film producer.; Patrick, Buddy,1984-film producer.; Shapiro, Milly,actor.; Wolff, Alex,1997-actor.; Elevation Pictures,film distributor.;
Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro, Ann Dowd.When her mentally ill mother passes away, a woman named Annie (Toni Collette) and her husband (Gabriel Byrne), son (Alex Wolff) and daughter (Milly Shapiro) all mourn her loss. The family turn to different means to handle their grief, including Annie and her daughter both flirting with the supernatural. They each begin to have disturbing, otherworldly experiences linked to the sinister secrets and emotional trauma that have been passed through the generations of their family.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA Rating: R; for horror violence, disturbing images, language, drug use and brief graphic nudity.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Horror films.; Family secrets; Heredity; Mothers and daughters; Supernatural; Demoniac possession; Demonology;
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Hidden Valley Road : inside the mind of an American family / by Kolker, Robert,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."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 the other, 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 Institutes 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 amidst 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"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Schizophrenics; Schizophrenia; Schizophrenia; Schizophrenics; Mentally ill;
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