Breaking the silence [[electronic resource] ] : mental health professionals disclose their personal and family experiences of mental illness / / edited by Stephen P. Hinshaw

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451281803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008
• ISBN: 0-19-026153-6; 1-281-37476-8; 9786611374761; 0-19-804323-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (379 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): HinshawStephen P
• Disciplina: 616.890092
• Soggetti: Mental health personnel - Mental health; Mental health personnel - Family relationships; Mental health personnel; Mentally ill - Family relationships; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: My story is one of loss / Laura B. Mason -- Finding my mind / Ruth White -- A field agent in our midst / Tara Peris -- Laura's story: making sense of and deriving meaning from her life with mental illness / Elizabeth B. Owens -- In my voice: speaking out about mental health and stigma / Jeffrey Liew -- Columbus Day, 1994: a new world / Kay S. Browne -- The meaning of mental health (and other lessons learned) / Marc S. Atkins -- Memories of parental decompensation / Theodore P. Beauchaine -- Weeping mother / Jarralynne Agee -- The game with no rules: a sibling confronts mental illness / Jessica Borelli -- Reverberations / Peter E. Nathan -- He just can't help it: my struggle with my father's struggle with bipolar disorder / Esme A. Londahl-Shaller -- Performing human / Janet Lucas -- The legacy of loss: depression as a family affair / Carolyn Zahn-Waxler -- Closing thoughts: the power of narrative / Stephen P. Hinshaw.
• Sommario/riassunto: Introduction. Stephen P. Hinshaw. 1. My Story is one of Loss, Laura B. Mason. 2. Finding my Mind, Ruth White. 3. A Field Agent in our Midst, Tara Peris. 4. Laura's Story: Making Sense of and Deriving Meaning from her Life with Mental Illness, Elizabeth B. Owens. 5. In My Voice: Speaking out about Mental Health and Stigma, Jeffrey Liew. 6. Columbus Day, 1994: A New World, Kay S. Browne. 7. The Meaning of Mental Health (and Other LessonsLearned), Mark S. Atkins. 8. Memories of Parental Decompensation, Theodore P. Beauchaine. 9. Weeping Mother, Jarralynne Agee. 10. The Game with No Rules: A Sibli