Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

W ciemnej dolinie. Rodzinna tragedia i tajemnica schizofrenii by Robert Kolker

62 reviews

katymaryreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

3.5

 Fascinating insight, both into the life of a family with six children with schizophrenia and into some of the science behind potential treatments. Lots on the nature vs, nurture debate, without really reaching a conclusion. Not a happy read, especially as the "unaffected" members of the family were as traumatised as the sick ones, but interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Suicide, Murder, Mental illness, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Medical trauma, and Sexual assault

sarah15's review against another edition

emotional informative sad

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Mental illness, and Incest

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Forced institutionalization

froge's review against another edition

challenging informative sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Rape, Pedophilia, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, Child death, Death, and Death of parent

slantrhymes's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad medium-paced

5.0

I couldn't put this book down. It's sad and fascinating. Kolker  tackles extremely fraught subjects clinically and delicately, always giving the utmost respect to the people he's writing about. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicide and Murder

Minor: Ableism, Abortion, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Cancer, Car accident, Drug use, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

The author discusses all of the very, very difficult subjects as clinically and respectfully as possible--there is nothing sordid here--but he is honest about things that happened to and between the family members he interviewed for the book. Some of those things are stomach-turning.

cookiereadsbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

sebrittainclark's review against another edition

dark emotional informative slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Cancer

Minor: Abortion

eflatkey's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Insightful into the world of mental illness and how very little we know about the disease. Interesting to read from multiple family member perspectives. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Pedophilia, and Toxic relationship

patch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Incest, Medical content, Self harm, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Mass/school shootings

caseyrk's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Animal cruelty

havala's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.75

Excellent storytelling intermixed with good scientific research. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Physical abuse