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Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family

By Robert Kolker

Book information

Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Year
2020
ISBN
9780385543774
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
14 MB (14854943 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2020-04-14 04:31:01

Description

What took place inside the house on Hidden Valley Road was so extraordinary that the Galvins became one of the first families to be studied by the National Institutes of Mental Health. Their story offers a shadow history of the science of schizophrenia, from the era of institutionalization, 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. With clarity and compassion, bestselling and award-winning author Robert Kolker uncovers one family's unforgettable legacy of suffering, love and hope.

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