Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker

40 reviews

jenniferbbookdragon's review

challenging dark informative sad slow-paced

3.25

A deep dive into a family plagued by schizophrenia, and the impact of dysfunction on all of the children. Painful failures of the mental health care system and the ripple effects of drug use and violence add to the tragedy. Interwoven into the book is the research about the genetic heritability of mental illness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault

bersblue's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Emotional abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Addiction, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Violence, Suicide, Gun violence, Drug use, Death, and Child abuse

jmbz38's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Incest, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Murder, Rape, and Suicide

Minor: Suicide attempt

flowchelle's review

challenging dark emotional informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Bullying, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Murder

realpteradactyl's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Chronic illness, Grief, Incest, Medical content, Murder, Suicide, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

laurenkimoto's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative slow-paced

4.0

God damnit big pharma 

I love how they go through the process of research. Pathway mutations!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Self harm, Incest, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, and Pedophilia

readastorywithtory's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Murder, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, and Child abuse

dustghosts's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Rape, Death of parent, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Incest, Sexual assault, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, Addiction, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Child abuse

airgood's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Rape, Domestic abuse, and Drug abuse

citrinuke's review

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Death