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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
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While I may question some of the diagnoses this was still such an interesting read. The 1960s weren’t *that* long ago but it is still wild to think about how far we’ve come with mental health treatment while it is still glaringly obvious how much farther we still have to go.
This felt a little like being an outsider hearing all of the Galvin family’s family gossip. It was interesting, yet so heartbreaking.
I’m so glad I read this and I learned a lot. It’s a fascinating story of the history of a disorder (schizophrenia) and all the research that goes into looking for a cause and treatment/cure. Most fascinating to me was how early on the disorder was incorrectly blamed on essentially bad mothering. It’s astounding (though it shouldn’t be) how sexist the medical community was/is.
Another part that’s equally frustrating is how someone could be working on finding the cause and treatment - collecting tons of samples and data and doing tons of work - only to have the company be bought out and all work halted. B/c the new company thought there was no $ in it. It’s the 2nd book in a row that I’ve read that has made me so mad at a drug company. (The other book was Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green.) For drug companies it just seems to be all about the money and not about helping people. Of course I get that but there should also be someone looking out for the greater good!
Unfortunately I had a hard time keeping track of all the brothers and also all the different research going on. It all ended up being too hard to keep track of/follow. The book felt like 2 different books - the story of a family affected by schizophrenia and the story of the research into schizophrenia. (I did listen to this one and wonder if it would’ve been easier if I’d read the physical copy.)
Another part that’s equally frustrating is how someone could be working on finding the cause and treatment - collecting tons of samples and data and doing tons of work - only to have the company be bought out and all work halted. B/c the new company thought there was no $ in it. It’s the 2nd book in a row that I’ve read that has made me so mad at a drug company. (The other book was Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green.) For drug companies it just seems to be all about the money and not about helping people. Of course I get that but there should also be someone looking out for the greater good!
Unfortunately I had a hard time keeping track of all the brothers and also all the different research going on. It all ended up being too hard to keep track of/follow. The book felt like 2 different books - the story of a family affected by schizophrenia and the story of the research into schizophrenia. (I did listen to this one and wonder if it would’ve been easier if I’d read the physical copy.)
What an absolutely fascinating read about family, mental health, genetics... and so much hardship throughout while trying to find love.
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informative
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informative
reflective
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