Hidden Valley Road : inside the mind of an American family
Kolker, Robert2021
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Place reservation for Hidden Valley Road : inside the mind of an American familyThe heartrending story of a midcentury American family with 12 children, six of them diagnosed with schizophrenia, that became science's great hope in the quest to understand the disease. The Galvin's story offers a shadow history of the science of schizophrenia, from the era of institutionalisation, lobotomy, and the schizophrenogenic mother, to the search for genetic markers for the disease, always amidst profound disagreements about the nature of the illness itself. And unbeknownst to the Galvins, samples of their DNA informed decades of genetic research that continues today, offering paths to treatment, prediction, and even eradication of the disease for future generations.
Main title:
Hidden Valley Road : inside the mind of an American family / Robert Kolker.
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Imprint:
London : Quercus, 2021.
Collation:
xxi, 377 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2020.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781787473829 (pbk)
Dewey class:
616.89800922616.898616.898009
LC class:
RC514
Local class:
B GAL
Language:
English
Subject:
Galvin familySchizophrenics -- United StatesSchizophrenia -- Genetic aspectsHealth and WellbeingSchizophrenics -- United StatesHealth and wellbeingSchizophrenics -- Family relationships -- United StatesSchizophrenia -- Treatment -- United States -- HistoryMentally ill -- Care -- United States -- History
BRN:
2823542
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