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My mother's keeper
a daughter's memoir of growing up in the shadow of schizophrenia
By Holley, Tara Elgin & Holley, Joe
- ISBN
- 978-0-68813-368-9
- Publisher
- New York : William Morrow and Co., c1997.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on April 15, 1997
Formerly blamed for the illness, the families of schizophrenics are now more likely to be viewed as facilitators of treatment and healing. These first-person narratives provide insights into how two families coped with this devastating mental disease, which affects about one percent of the population. Neither provides easy answers, and those needing specific guidelines should consult Kim Mueser and Susan Gingerich's Coping with Schizophrenia: A Guide for Families (New Harbinger, 1994). Holley offers a moving account of how her distinguished and eccentric Southern family reacted when her mother, Dawn, was str...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
