Another Kind of Madness, Stephen P. Hinshaw
Another Kind of Madness, Stephen P. Hinshaw
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Another Kind of Madness
A Journey Through the Stigma and Hope of Mental Illness

Author: Stephen P. Hinshaw

Narrator: Sean Pratt

Unabridged: 9 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/15/2017


Synopsis

Families are riddled with untold secrets. But Stephen Hinshaw never imagined that a profound secret was kept under lock and key for eighteen years within his family—that his father's mysterious absences, for months at a time, resulted from serious mental illness and involuntary hospitalizations. From the moment his father revealed the truth, during Hinshaw's first spring break from college, he knew his life would change forever.

Hinshaw calls this revelation his "psychological birth." After years of experiencing the ups and downs of his father's illness without knowing it existed, Hinshaw began to piece together the silent, often terrifying history of his father's life—in great contrast to his father's presence and love during periods of wellness. This exploration led to larger discoveries about the family saga, to Hinshaw's correctly diagnosing his father with bipolar disorder, and to his full-fledged career as a clinical and developmental psychologist and professor.


About Stephen P. Hinshaw

Stephen P. Hinshaw is a professor of psychology at UC Berkeley and the Vice-Chair of Psychology at UC San Francisco. Hinshaw is the author of The Mark of Shame: Stigma of Mental Illness and an Agenda for Change, the first book in the U.S. on mental illness stigma. His research has been covered in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Time, the Economist, and the Wall Street Journal, among other publications. He lives in Berkeley, California.


Reviews

Compassionate, heartbreaking and this journal makes it real. Dad’s Dr.’s “never discuss mental illness with your children. Any such knowledge will permanently destroy them.” For Steve and his sister Sally this was off limits by their mother. Stigma is another kind of madness the worst kind of all far......more

Goodreads review by Nicky

This was a little all over the place. It wasn't completely about his father's life, and it wasn't completely about his own. It was a weird mixture of back and forth that was confusing at times to keep up with. The information was insightful and thought provoking, but he would give technical informat......more