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Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '
W ciemnej dolinie. Rodzinna tragedia i tajemnica schizofrenii by Robert Kolker
131 reviews
au_conn1's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, and Rape
thisisntfarmlife's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy
chloe_green090's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Mental illness, Medical content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Addiction
friskreads's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Child abuse and Murder
amberjackonski's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder
haileyeh's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment
Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug use, and Infidelity
Minor: Abortion
jgracekle's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
sierrah_2101's review against another edition
4.25
For me, this book was a fairly slow start as Kolker first sets up the history between Mimi and Don, where we can already see cracks forming in their partnership. But, once Donald - their first son - was born, things quickly spiraled from there. My main appreciation for this book was Kolker's writing. Whether it comes to complicated family interactions or translating complex technical and medical discoveries for the layman. It very rarely dragged, and at times, it almost felt like time was moving too fast through the pages. I never felt lost or overwhelmed until the
As for the downsides, there were only two major ones. One of which other reviewers have also brought up multiple times, but I wish that there was more discussion of the personal thoughts, feelings, and perspectives of other family members other than the two youngest daughters, which are Kolker's focuses throughout the story. I understand the difficulty in interviewing people with schizophrenia, especially people with as severe cases as some of the Galvin sons had, but it almost felt like half the story was missing without their opinions and ideas presented really at all.
The other is that, despite the many decades of devoted scientific work it feels as though... Not much happened? Again, I can't blame this on Kolker at all, I went into this book understanding it wasn't going to "crack the case on schizophrenia" at all, but there sadly wasn't much more than,
Overall, this is a fascinating and very digestible read that will leave you just as hopeful as upset with everything these parents and twelve children went through. An enlightening and humble book, I would highly recommend Kolker's work to anyone interested in the history of mental illnesses and the monumental cultural and scientific changes that America has seen in the past 60 years. 4.25/5 stars.
Graphic: Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Minor: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and War
lindsii's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Incest, Pedophilia, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Drug use, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
lookinabook's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Rape, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, and Medical trauma
Minor: Abortion