Kolker, Robert
Hidden Valley Road
- ISBN 13:
- 9781787473829
- author:
- Kolker, Robert
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Quercus Publishing
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 400
- Dimensions:
- 19.6 x 12.8 x 3 centimeters (0.3
- Genre:
- Biography, Medical, Biography,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Hidden Valley Road is a groundbreaking and deeply moving account of a mid-century American family with twelve children, six of whom were diagnosed with schizophrenia. The story is one of psychological breakdown, sudden shocking violence, and hidden abuse, yet also of a profound sense of humanity.
By the mid-1970s, six of the ten Galvin boys had been diagnosed as schizophrenic, and their family became one of the first to be studied by the National Institutes of Mental Health. This extraordinary case study is a tour de force of reporting, offering a fascinating glimpse into the complexities of the human mind.
With meticulous reporting and startling revelations, Hidden Valley Road sheds light on the science behind schizophrenia and the extraordinary circumstances that led to the Galvin family's involvement in the quest to understand the disease.
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