A review by michalacaney
The Heartland: Finding and Losing Schizophrenia by Nathan Filer

5.0

This is the most important book on mental health I’ve ever read. The primary attention is on schizophrenia, but it delves into the history of psychiatry and diagnosis, as well as the effects of childhood trauma, poverty, and racism on access and quality of treatment. Filer did an incredible job of explaining things (and citing them extensively!) in an easily understandable scientific way AND in an emotionally humanistic way. This is one that will be reread.