Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Inferno: A Memoir of Motherhood and Madness by Catherine Cho

14 reviews

katetv's review

dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

4.5

Whew, her writing is so vivid. I felt her journey through postpartum psychosis so acutely, and relived my caregiving experience. I'm grateful for her clear record of what that was like, and to have compassion for those going through similar. Had to read in a day, too gripping.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Physical abuse

ratchel_l's review

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Domestic abuse, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Medical trauma

_almasoul's review

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

Minor: Self harm, Blood, Child death, Dementia, Miscarriage, and Stalking

ehmannky's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

A really raw look at Cho's experience having postpartum psychosis, the depressing state of America's mental health institutions and just how dehumanized patients with psychosis are in the United States, and a look at her life up until her psychosis. It's really good, but Cho really describes her psychosis and it's hard to read. Additionally, she experienced abuse as a child and by a previous partner (her husband as of this book seems like a really great guy), and she describes both pretty thoroughly. A good read, but it is heavy.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

quinnjuliac's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

You know how some memoirs are not good books, they’re just written by someone with a good story to tell? That is not this book. This is an amazing and gripping account of postpartum psychosis, past trauma from physical and emotional abuse, parenthood, and the love between the author and her husband. It was challenging for me to read as someone who has had someone close to me spend time in inpatient mental health facilities. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Child abuse

o_w_e_n's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse

coolbitch's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

rosalind's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Violence, Child death, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Medical content, and Emotional abuse

bookiecharm's review

emotional reflective tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, and Domestic abuse

bridgetbry's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Medical trauma