Ben Behind His Voices (eBook)
320 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4422-1091-2 (ISBN)
When readers first meet Ben, he is a sweet, intelligent, seemingly well-adjusted youngster. Fast forward to his teenage years, though, and Bens life has spun out of control. Ben is swept along by an illness over which he has no controlone that results in runaway episodes, periods of homelessness, seven psychotic breaks, seven hospitalizations, and finally a diagnosis and treatment plan that begins to work. Schizophrenia strikes an estimated one in a hundred people worldwide by some estimates, and yet understanding of the illness is lacking. Through Bens experiences, and those of his mother and sister, who supported Ben through every stage of his illness and treatment, readers gain a better understanding of schizophrenia, as well as mental illness in general, and the way it affects individuals and families. Here, Kaye encourages families to stay together and find strength while accepting the reality of a loved ones illness; she illustrates, through her experiences as Bens mother, the delicate balance between letting go and staying involved. She honors the courage of anyone who suffers with mental illness and is trying to improve his life and participate in his own recovery. Ben Behind His Voices also reminds professionals in the psychiatric field that every patient who comes through their doors has a life, one that he has lost through no fault of his own. It shows what goes right when professionals treat the family as part of the recovery process and help them find support, education, and acceptance. And it reminds readers that those who suffer from mental illness, and their families, deserve respect, concern, and dignity.
Randye Kaye is an actress, broadcaster, voice talent, and speaker. She served more than twenty years as a major radio personality in Connecticut, and continues to work in theater, TV, film, commercials, industrials, and audiobooks. She is also the Connecticut trainer of Family-to-Family Educators for the National Alliance of Mental Illness, and a diversity trainer for the Anti-Defamation League. Randye is a member of SAG, AFTRA, AEA, NAMI, The National Speakers Association, and Mensa. www.randyekaye.com
ForewordIntroduction: 2010Snapshot: The Turning PointPart One: Warning SignsReflections1. Beginnings2. Ben Drops Out3. There Must Be a Reasonable Explanation4. The Wailing Wall5. The Black EyePart Two: Chaos, Trial and ErrorReflections6. Frightening Thoughts7. Almost Arrested8. The Last Resort9. Psychic Vampires10. Diagnosis RoulettePart Three: Dealing with Catastrophic EventsReflections11. Almost Hospitalized12. Finally, Sick Enough13. Frozen: Hospitalization Number Three14. Hospitalizations Four and FivePart Four: Recovery and AcceptanceReflections15. He's Still in There16. Baby Steps to Normal: Realistic Expectations17. Ordinary Miracles18. The Drum Circle19. Relapse and the Road Back20. You Can't Reason With Mental Illness21. Love: the Positive "Second Hit"22. No Secrets: Fighting Stigma23. Never Give Up HopeResources
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 16.10.2011 |
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Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Persönlichkeitsstörungen | |
Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen | |
Schlagworte | caring for someone with schizophrenia • child has schizophrenia • family and schizophrenia • friends and schizophnrenia • loving someone with schizophrenia • Mental Health • mental health stigma • mental illness child • mental illness family • mental illness mom • mental illness schizophrenia • mom of child with schizophrenia • Schizophrenia • schizophrenia adult child • schizophrenia caretaker • schizophrenia challenges • schizophrenia memoir • schizophrenia stigma • schizophrenia true story • son has schizophrenia • working with someone with schizophrenia |
ISBN-10 | 1-4422-1091-5 / 1442210915 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4422-1091-2 / 9781442210912 |
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