Henry's Demons: Living with Schizophrenia, a Father and Son's Story
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (702 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1847398596 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Patrick Cockburn is Iraq correspondent for the Independent in London. Henry Cockburn was born in London and raised in Canterbury, where he attended King's School and received several awards for his artwork. He has received the Martha Gellhorn prize for war reporting, the James Cameron Award, and the Orwell Prize for Journalism. He is the author of Muqtada, about war and rebellion in Iraq; Th
"A compelling, powerful first person account of the gritty realities of living with serious mental illness. Patrick and Henry are utterly real." -- Mark Vonnegut, M.D., author of "Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So" and "The Eden Express"
Passage Through Schizophrenia conjunction This book is written with great care and intelligence. By his own admission Patrick Cockburn knew nothing about schizophrenia when his son Henry was given that diagnosis about ten years ago but he seems to have read everything he could find in short order like the experienced journalist he is and among other things this book contains useful summaries of a variety of theories about the nature of the condition and its treatment. Cockburn is also very frank about the . fascinating and poignant CGS I am so glad that the authors wrote this book. I and a loved one also experienced a similar mental break, and cannabis seemed to be a trigger in our case as well. This book should be a great help for those who feel scared and alone when going through such a crisis. I'm no expert in the field of mental health, nor am I a literary critic. I'll leave any nitpicking to others. I did find the use of the word "madness" a bit unsettling to my American ears, but that is a . "Memorable and haunting" according to Whistlers Mom. I read between 250 and Memorable and haunting I read between 250 and 300 books per year and most are enjoyed and quickly forgotten. I read a library copy of this book in 2011 and I can't count how many times since I have thought or talked about it. Patrick Cockburn's beautiful, sad, terrifying story of his son's descent into mental illness would be a compelling book by itself. Interspersed with Henry's account of his illness and it's effect on his life, it packs an emotional punch that stays with the reader fo. 00 books per year and most are enjoyed and quickly forgotten. I read a library copy of this book in 2011 and I can't count how many times since I have thought or talked about it. Patrick Cockburn's beautiful, sad, terrifying story of his son's descent into mental illness would be a compelling book by itself. Interspersed with Henry's account of his illness and it's effect on his life, it packs an emotional punch that stays with the reader fo
Together, Patrick and Henry's stories create one of the most nuanced and revealing portraits of mental illness ever written, and a stirring memoir of family, parenthood, and courage.. Ten days later he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. In these raw and eerily beautiful chapters he tells of his visions and voices, the sense that he has discovered something magical and profound. With remarkable candour, Patrick writes of the seven years Henry has since spent almost entirely in mental hospitals. The book also includes Henry's own account of his experiences. Schizophrenics are at high risk for suicide, and his parents live in constant fear for Henry's life. The trees, he said, had told him to do it. On a cold February day two months after his 20th birthday, Henry waded into the lethally cold Newhaven estuary and almost drowned. In Afghanistan, Patrick learned that Henry had been admitted to a hospital mental ward